Ethylbenzene hydroperoxide is the organic compound with the formula C6H5CH(O2H)CH3. A colorless liquid, EBHP is a common hydroperoxide. It has been used as an O-atom donor in organic synthesis. It is chiral. Together with tert-butyl hydroperoxide and cumene hydroperoxide, ethylbenzene hydroperoxide is important commercially.[1]
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IUPAC name
1-hydroperoxyethylbenzene
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Other names
α-methylbenzyl hydroperoxide, 1-phenylethyl hydroperoxid
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.019.402 |
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Appearance | colorless liquid |
Density | 1.07500 g/cm3 |
Boiling point | 45 °C (113 °F; 318 K) 0.05 torr |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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The compound is produced by direct reaction of ethylbenzene with oxygen, an autoxidation.[2]