PEROXIDE-FORMING CHEMICALS |
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| The following chemicals are severe peroxide hazards and should be disposed of within one year of receiving and within six months of opening: | The following are some additional chemicals that are prone to peroxide formation and should not be kept in the lab for extended periods: |
| Acetaldehyde diethyl acetal (acetal) | Acrolein |
| Butadiene | Acrylamide |
| Chloroprene (2-chloro-1,3-butadiene) | Acrylic acid |
| Cumene | All aldehydes |
| Cyclohexene | Allyl alcohol |
| Cyclopentene | Allyl amine |
| Decalin (decahydronaphthalene) | Allyl chloride |
| Diacetylene (butadiene) | Allyl esters |
| Dicyclopentadiene | Allyl sulfide |
| Diethyl ether (ether) | Butadiene |
| Diethylene glycol dimethyl ether (diglyme) | Certain organometallics |
| Diisopropyl ether (isopropyl ether) | Cesium metal |
| Dioxane | Cyclic ethers |
| Divinylacetylene (DVA) | Cyclopentadiene |
| Ethylene glycol dimethyl ether (glyme) | Dioxolane |
| Ethylene glycol ether acetates | Isobutane |
| Ethylene glycol monoethers (cellosolves) | Ketones with an alpha hydrogen |
| Furan | Metal alkoxides |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | Methacrylic acid |
| Methylacetylene | Misc. compounds with allylic structures |
| Methylcyclopentane | Misc. compounds with vinyl group |
| Potassium amide | Rubidium metal |
| Potassium metal | Tetrahydropyran |
| Sodium amide (sodamide) | Vinyl bromide |
| Styrene | Vinyl propionate |
| Tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) | |
| Tetrahydrofuran (THF) | The tendency of the above organic compounds to |
| Tetralin (tetrahydronaphthalene) | form peroxides decreases according to their |
| Vinyl acetate | structure: |
| Vinyl chloride | |
| Vinyl ethers | ethers & acetals>olefins>halogenated |
| Vinylacetylene (MVA) | olefins>vinyl compounds > dienes> |
| Vinylidene chloride (1,1-dichloroethylene) | alkynes>alkylbenzenes>isoparaffins> alkenyl |
| Vinylpyridene | esters>secondary alcohols> |
| ketones>aldehydes>ureas & amides | |