Chemical Properties
White, odorless powder. Decomposes
violently on heating or contamination. Insoluble in
water; soluble in organic solvents.
General Description
Odorless white solid or paste. Sinks in water.
Reactivity Profile
In pure crystalline form there is danger of explosion upon heating, shock, or friction. Peroxides are good oxidizing agents. Organic compounds can ignite on contact with concentrated peroxides. Strongly reduced material such as sulfides, nitrides, and hydrides may react explosively with peroxides. There are few chemical classes that do not at least produce heat when mixed with peroxides. Many produce explosions or generate gases (toxic and nontoxic). Generally, dilute solutions of peroxides (<70%) are safe, but the presence of a catalyst (often a transition metal such as cobalt, iron, manganese, nickel, or vanadium) as an impurity may even then cause rapid decomposition, a buildup of heat, and even an explosion.
Health Hazard
Irritates eyes and (on prolonged contact) skin. Ingestion causes irritation of mouth and stomach.
Hazard
Dangerous fire and explosion risk, explodes
when heated to 38C, strong oxidizer, will ignite on
contact with organic materials. Store in dark, cool
locality. Toxic.
Safety Profile
Moderately toxic byintraperitoneal route. Probably an irritant to skin andmucous membranes. Dangerous fire hazard; a powerfuloxidizer. Store in a cool place away from fire hazards,sparks, open flames, and out of the direct rays of the sun.Dangerous e
Carcinogenicity
The only other data available
for this organic peroxide show that it had no effects on tumor
cells when injected intraperitoneally at 125mg/kg in
the chest wall of mice .
