Cumene hydroperoxide

Synonyms

7-Cumyl hydroperoxide; 7-Hydroperoxykumen [Czech]; CHP; Cumeenhydroperoxyde [Dutch]; Cumene hydroperoxide; Cument hydroperoxide; Cumenyl hydroperoxide; Cumolhydroperoxid [German]; Cumolhydroperoxide; Cumyl hydroperoxide; Hydroperoxide de cumene; Hydroperoxide, 1-methyl-1-phenylethyl; Hydroperoxide, alpha,alpha-dimethylbenzyl-; Hydroperoxyde de cumene [French]; Hydroperoxyde de cumyle [French]; Idroperossido di cumene [Italian]; Idroperossido di cumolo [Italian]; Isopropylbenzene hydroperoxide; Kumenylhydroperoxid [Czech]; alpha,alpha-Dimethylbenzyl hydroperoxide; alpha,alpha-Dimethylbenzylhydroperoxide; [ChemIDplus] UN3107

Category

Curing Agents (Aromatic)

Description

Colorless to pale-yellow liquid with a sharp, irritating odor; [AIHA]

Sources/Uses

Used in the production of acetone and phenol and as a curing agent for polyester resins and other polymers; [HSDB]

Comments

Highly corrosive to skin; [Quick CPC] A corrosive substance that can cause pulmonary edema; [ICSC] Rats exposed to 31.5 ppm for seven 5-hr periods had lacrimation, labored breathing, tremors, and histological evidence of lung damage. [AIHA]

Biomedical References

0.00327 mm Hg

LC50 (rat) = 220 ppm/4 hr

Explanatory Notes

Flash point = 79 deg C; VP from HSDB;

high ambient temp required

1 ppm

Yes

Skin burns

Processes

Industrial Processes with risk of exposure:

• Plastic Composites Manufacturing

Activities

Activities with risk of exposure:

• Sculpturing plastics