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Peroxide Forming List

A. Chemicals that form explosive levels of peroxides without concentration
Butadienea Isopropyl ether Sodium amide (sodamide)
Chloroprenea Potassium metal Tetrafluoroethylenea
Divinylacetylene Potassium amide Vinylidene chloride
 
 B. Chemicals that form explosive levels of peroxides on concentration
Acetal Diethyl ether 4-Methyl-2-pentanol
Acetaldehyde Diethylene glycol dimethyl 2-Pentanol
ether (diglyme)
Benzyl alcohol Dioxanes 4-Penten-1-ol
2-Butanol Ethylene glycol dimethyl 1-Phenylethanol
ether (glyme)
Cumene 4-Heptanol 2-Phenylethanol
2-Cyclohexen-1-ol 2-Hexanol 2-Propanol
Cyclohexene Methylacetylene Tetrahydrofuran
Decahydronaphthalene 3-Methyl-1-butanol Tetrahydronaphthalene
Diacetylene Methylcyclopentane Vinyl ethers
Dicyclopentadiene Methyl isobutyl ketone Other secondary alcohols
 
C. Chemicals that may autopolymerize as a result of peroxide accumulation
Acrylic acidb Methyl methacrylateb Vinyl chloride
Acrylonitrileb Styrene Vinylpyridine
Butadienec Tetrafluoroethylenec Vinyladiene chloride
Chloroprenec Vinyl acetate  
Chlorotrifluoroethylene Vinylacetylene  
 
D. Chemicals that may form peroxides but cannot clearly be placed in sections A-C
Acrolein p-Chlorophenetole 4,5-Hexadien-2-yn-1-ol
Allyl etherd Cyclooctened n-Hexyl ether
Allyl ethyl ether Cyclopropyl methyl ether o,p-Iodophenetole
Allyl phenyl ether Diallyl etherd Isoamyl benzyl etherd
p-(n-Amyloxy)benzoyl p-Di-n-butoxybenzene Isoamyl etherd
chloride
n-Amyl ether 1,2-Dibenzyloxyethaned Isobutyl vinyl ether
Benzyl n-butyl etherd p-Dibenzyloxybenzened Isophoroned
Benzyl etherd 1,2-Dichloroethyl ethyl B-Isopropoxypropionitriled
Ether
Benzyl ethyl etherd 2,4-Dichlorophenetole Isopropyl 2,4,5-trichloro-
phenoxy- acetate
Benzyl methyl ether Diethoxymethaned Limonene
Benzyl 1-napthyl etherd 2,2-Diethoxypropane 1,5-p-Methadiene
1,2-Bis(2-chloroethoxy) Diethyl ethoxymethylene- Methyl p-(n-amyloxy)-
Ethane Malonate benzoate
Bis(2 ethoxyethyl)ether Diethyl fumarated 4-Methyl-2-pentanone
Bis(2-(methoxyethoxy)- Diethyl acetald n-Methylphenetole
ethyl) ether
Bis(2-chloroethyl)ether Diethyketenef 2-Methyltetrahydrofuran
Bis(2-ethoxyethyl)adipate m,o,p-diethoxybenzene 3-Methoxy-1-butyl acetate
Bis(2-ethoxyethyl)phthalate 1,2-Diethoxyethane 2-Methoxyethanol
Bis(2-methoxyethyl)- Dimethoxymethaned 3-Methoxyethyl acetate
Carbonate
Bis(2-methoxyethyl) ether 1,1-Dimethoxyethaned 2-Methoxyethyl vinyl ether
Bis(2-methoxyethyl) Dimethylketenef Methonxy-1,3,5,7-cyclo-
Phthalate octa-tetraene
Bis(2-methoxymethyl) 3,3-Dimethoxypropene B-Methoxypropionitrile
Adipate
Bis(2-n-butoxyethyl) 2,4-Dinitrophenetole m-Nitrophenetole
Phthalate
Bis(2-phenoxyethyl) ether 1,3-Dioxepaned 1-Octene
Bis(4-chlorobutyl) ether Di(1-propynyl)etherf Oxybis(2-ethyl acetate)
Bis(chloromethyl) ethere Di(2-propynyl)ether Oxybis(2-ethyl benzoate)
2-Bromomethyl ethyl ether Di-n-propoxymethaned B,B-oxydipropionitrile
B-Bromophenetole 1,2-Epoxy-3-isopropoxy- 1-Pentene
propaned
o-Bromophenetole 1,2-Epoxy-3-phenoxy- Phenoxyacetyl chloride
propane
p-Bromophenetole p-Ethoxyacethophenone a-Phenoxypropionyl chloride
3-Bromopropyl phenyl ether 2-Ethoxyethyl acetate Phenyl o-propyl ether
1,3-Butadiyne (2-Ethoxyethyl)-o-benzoyl p-Phenylphenetone
benzoate
Buten-3-yne 1-(2-Ethoxyethoxy)ethyl n-Propyl ether
acetate
tert-Butyl ethyl ether 1-Ethoxynaphthalene n-Propyl isopropyl ether
tert-Butyl methyl ether o,p-Ethoxyphenyl Sodium 8,11,14-eicosa-
isocyanate tetraenoate
   
n-Butyl phenyl ether 1-Ethoxy-2-propyne Sodium ethoxyacetylidef
n-Butyl vinyl ether 3-Ethoxyopropionitrile Tetrahydropyran
Chloroacetaldehyde 2-Ethylacrylaldehyde oxime Triethylene glycol diacetate
diethylacetald
2-Chlorobutadiene 2-Ethylbutanol Triethylene glycol diprop-
ionate
1-(2-Chloroethoxy)-2- Ethyl B-ethoxypropionate 1,3,3-Trimethoxypropened
phen-oxyethane
Chloroethylene 2-Ethylhexanal 1,1,2,3-Tetrachloro-1,3-
butadiene
Chloromethyl methyl ethere Ethyl vinyl ether 4-Vinyl cyclohexene
B-Chlorophenetole Furan Vinylene carbonate
o-Chlorophenetole 2,5-Hexadiyn-1-ol Vinylidene chlorided
 
NOTES:
a   When stored as a liquid monomer.
b   Although these chemicals form peroxides, no explosions involving these
    monomers have been reported.
c   When stored in liquid form, these chemicals form explosive levels of peroxides
    without concentration. They may also be stored as a gas in gas cylinders.
    When stored as a gas, these chemicals may autopolymerize as a result of
    peroxide accumulation.
d   These chemicals easily form peroxides and should probably be considered
     under Part B.
e   OSHA - regulated carcinogen.
f    Extremely reactive and unstable compound.