Peroxybenzoic acid

Structural formula
General
Surname	Peroxybenzoic acid
other names	Benzoperic acid; Perbenzoic acid; Benzene carboperoxo acid ( IUPAC );
Molecular formula	C 7 H 6 O 3
Brief description	colorless, pungent smelling crystals, very volatile
External identifiers / databases
EC number	202-260-2
ECHA InfoCard	100.002.056
PubChem	523077
Wikidata	Q416737
properties
Molar mass	138.12 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
Melting point	41-43 ° C
boiling point	97–110 ° C (20 h Pa )
safety instructions
GHS hazard labeling ; no classification available
GHS hazard labeling ; no classification available
	As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

The peroxybenzoic acid (obsolete: perbenzoic acid ) is an organic acid which is a derivative of benzoic acid is. It belongs to the group of peroxycarboxylic acids .

properties

Peroxybenzoic acid is in the form of colorless, pungent-smelling crystals at room temperature and is very volatile . Their melting point is 41–43 ° C. It is only slightly soluble in water, but easily soluble in organic solvents .

use

It is a strong oxidizing agent and therefore has many uses.

With alkenes , peroxybenzoic acid produces epoxides ( Prileschajew reaction ), which is why it is used in analytical chemistry to determine the content of double bonds .

Manufacturing

Peroxybenzoic acid is made from dibenzoyl peroxide and sodium ethoxide in ethanol .
The formation of peroxybenzoic acid during the oxidation of benzaldehyde with hydrogen peroxide was described by Hermann Staudinger as early as 1913.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f J. Falbe, M. Regitz (ed.): Römpp Lexikon Chemie . 10th edition, Thieme, Stuttgart a. New York, 1996-1999. P. 3205.
↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.
↑ H. Staudinger: About the auto-oxidation of organic compounds I. About the auto-oxidation of aromatic aldehydes . In: Reports of the German Chemical Society . tape 46 , no. 3 , July 1913, p. 3530-3535 , doi : 10.1002 / cber.191304603134 ( PDF ).

[Römpp-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f J. Falbe, M. Regitz (ed.): Römpp Lexikon Chemie . 10th edition, Thieme, Stuttgart a. New York, 1996-1999. P. 3205.

[NV-2] This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.

[3] H. Staudinger: About the auto-oxidation of organic compounds I. About the auto-oxidation of aromatic aldehydes . In: Reports of the German Chemical Society . tape 46 , no. 3 , July 1913, p. 3530-3535 , doi : 10.1002 / cber.191304603134 ( PDF ).