Methyl hydroperoxide

Methyl hydroperoxide

Names
IUPAC name Methaneperoxol
Other names Hydroperoxide, methyl Methane hydroperoxide Methyl hydrogen peroxide Hydroperoxymethane
Identifiers
CAS Number	3031-73-0  Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	17190
PubChem CID	18199
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID10184401
InChI InChI=1S/CH4O2/c1-3-2/h2H,1H3 Key: MEUKEBNAABNAEX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES COO
Properties
Chemical formula	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)
Solubility in water	Miscible in water and diethyl ether
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards	explosive
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

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. ^[1] When condensed or in concentrated form methyl hydroperoxide is rather explosive, unlike tertiary hydroperoxides such as tert-butylhydroperoxide. ^[2] Its laboratory preparation was first reported in 1929. ^[3]

References

1. Dummer, Nicholas F.; Willock, David J.; He, Qian; Howard, Mark J.; Lewis, Richard J.; Qi, Guodong; Taylor, Stuart H.; Xu, Jun; Bethell, Don; Kiely, Christopher J.; Hutchings, Graham J. (2023). "Methane Oxidation to Methanol". Chemical Reviews. 123 (9): 6359–6411. doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00439. PMC   10176486 . PMID   36459432.
2. Roger A. Sheldon (1983). "Synthesis and uses of alkyl hydroperoxides and dialkyl peroxides". In Patai, Saul (ed.). Syntheses and Uses of Hydroperoxides and Dialkylperoxides. PATAI'S Chemistry of Functional Groups. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 161–200. doi:10.1002/9780470771730.ch6. ISBN   978-0-471-10218-2.
3. Rieche, Alfred; Hitz, Fritz (1929). "Über Monomethyl-hydroperoxyd)". Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft. 62 (8): 2458–2474. doi:10.1002/cber.19290620888.