dilauroyl peroxide

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| OtherNames = lauroyl peroxide, LP

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| CASNo = 105-74-8

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| ChEBI = 82479

| ChemSpiderID = 7485

| EC_number = 203-326-3

| KEGG = 7773

| PubChem = 7773

| RTECS = OF2625000

| UNNumber = 3106

| UNII = 83TLB4N1D5

| StdInChI=1S/C24H46O4/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-19-21-23(25)27-28-24(26)22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-22H2,1-2H3

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| SMILES = CCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OOC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCC

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| C=24|H=46|O=4

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| Appearance = white solid

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Dilauroyl peroxide is an organic compound with the formula (C₁₁H₂₃CO₂)₂. A colorless solid, it is often sold as a water-damped solid. It is the symmetrical peroxide of lauric acid. It is produced by treating lauroyl chloride with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of base:{{cite book |doi=10.1002/14356007.a19_199.pub2|chapter=Peroxy Compounds, Organic|title=Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry|year=2018|last1=Uhl|first1=Agnes|last2=Bitzer|first2=Mario|last3=Wolf|first3=Hanno|last4=Hermann|first4=Dominik|last5=Gutewort|first5=Sven|last6=Völkl|first6=Matthias|last7=Nagl|first7=Iris|pages=1–45|isbn=9783527306732}}

:2{{nbsp}}C₁₁H₂₃COCl + H₂O₂ + 2{{nbsp}}NaOH → (C₁₁H₂₃CO₂)₂ + 2{{nbsp}}HCl