Acetone peroxide

Agent Name
Acetone peroxide
CAS Number
1336-17-0
Formula
C6-H12-O4
Major Category
Other Classes
Synonyms
2-Propanone peroxide; Triacetone peroxide; 2-Propanone, peroxide; Acetone peroxides; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Peroxides, Organic
Sources/Uses
Used as a flour bleaching and strengthening agent; [JECFA]
Comments
Acetone peroxides fed to rats (0.045% on bread) for 2 years produced no decrease in numbers of offspring or weanlings; [Shepard's Catalog of Teratogenic Agents] Acetone peroxides: A strong oxidizing agent; "A mixture of monomeric and linear dimeric acetone peroxide (mainly 2,2-dihydroperoxy propane), with minor proportions of higher polymers." [JECFA] See "tert-Butyl hydroperoxide."
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