Chemical Properties
clear liquid
General Description
This peroxide is sensitive to heat. Storage of tert-Butyl peroxy-3,5,5-trimethylhexanoate must be done so with stringent temperature control measures.
Air & Water Reactions
No rapid reaction with air. No rapid reaction with water.
Reactivity Profile
TERT-BUTYL PEROXY-3,5,5-TRIMETHYL HEXANOATE explodes with great violence when rapidly heated to a critical temperature; pure form is shock sensitive and detonable [Bretherick 1979 p. 602].
Flammability and Explosibility
Not classified