Methyl hydroperoxide
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| IUPAC name
Methaneperoxol
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3D model (JSmol)
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| Properties | |
| CH4O2 | |
| Molar mass | 48.041 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | colorless liquid |
| Density | 0.9967 g/cm3 at 15 °C |
| Melting point | <25 °C |
| Boiling point | 46 °C (115 °F; 319 K) |
| Miscible in water and diethyl ether | |
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Main hazards
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explosive |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Methyl hydroperoxide is the organic compound with the formula CH3OOH. It is a volaltile colorless liquid. In addition to being of theoretical interest as the simplest organic hydroperoxide, methyl hydroperoxide is an intermediate in the oxidation of methane. When condensed or in concentrated form methyl hydroperoxide is rather explosive, unlike tertiary hydroperoxides such as tert-butyl hydroperoxide. Its laboratory preparation was first reported in 1929.