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Hydrogen peroxide solution

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contains inhibitor, 30 wt. % in H2O, ACS reagent

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
H2O2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
34.01
Beilstein:
3587191
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352304
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.21

grade

ACS reagent

Quality Level

vapor density

1 (vs air)

vapor pressure

23.3 mmHg ( 30 °C)

Assay

29.0-32.0% (ACS specification)

form

liquid

quality

stabilized

reaction suitability

reagent type: oxidant

greener alternative product characteristics

Catalysis
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concentration

30 wt. % in H2O

impurities

≤0.0006 meq/g Titr. acid

evapn. residue

≤0.002%

color

APHA: ≤10

pH

3-4 (30% in hydrogen peroxide)

pKa (25 °C)

11.6

density

1.11 g/cm3

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤3 ppm
nitrate (NO3-): ≤2 ppm
phosphate (PO43-): ≤2 ppm
sulfate (SO42-): ≤5 ppm

cation traces

Fe: ≤0.5 ppm
NH4+: ≤5 ppm
heavy metals (as Pb): ≤1 ppm

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storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

OO

InChI

1S/H2O2/c1-2/h1-2H

InChI key

MHAJPDPJQMAIIY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Hydrogen peroxide solution is commonly used as a bleaching agent. It shows germicidal and sporicidal properties. H2O2 is a reactive oxygen species formed as a reaction product of various aerobic metabolic processes. Its ultra-trace quantification in the concentration range of 10-11mole/ml by a fluorometric method has been described.
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Application

Greener oxidant used for bromination of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds, amide bond formation from amines and aldehydes, halogenation of aromatic compounds and dethioacetalization.

Highly Selective Oxidative Monochlorination To Synthesize Organic Intermediates: 2-Chlorotoluene, 2-Chloroaniline, 2-Chlorophenol, and 2-Chloro-4-methylphenol
Hydrogen peroxide solution has also been used in the preparation of ′Piranha′, a sulfuric acid/hydrogen peroxide mixture for cleaning silicon wafers used in nanostructure-initiator mass spectrometry (NIMS) chips.
It can be used as an oxidant for:
  • Epoxidation of terminal olefins under halide-free conditions.
  • Oxidation of cyclohexene to adipic acid under organic solvent- and halide-free conditions.
Hydrogen peroxide solution has been used in an immunoblotting protocol.

Other Notes

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Pictograms

Corrosion

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 3 - Eye Dam. 1

Storage Class Code

5.1B - Oxidizing hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Vapor-phase hydrogen peroxide as a surface decontaminant and sterilant.
Klapes NA and Vesley D. O. N. A. L. D.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 56(2), 503-506 (1990)
Dolores D Mruk et al.
Spermatogenesis, 1(2), 121-122 (2012-02-10)
Immunoblotting is an analytical technique used by many laboratories to study protein expression. It involves electrophoretic separation of proteins by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE), immobilization of these proteins onto a membrane of either nitrocellulose or polyvinylidene difluoride
Changes in bovine enamel after treatment with a 30% hydrogen peroxide bleaching agent.
Hyun-Jin P, et al.
Dental Materials Journal, 23(4), 517-521 (2004)
A "green" route to adipic acid: Direct oxidation of cyclohexenes with 30 percent hydrogen peroxide.
Sato K, et al.
Science, 281(5383), 1646-1647 (1998)
Nanostructure-initiator mass spectrometry: a protocol for preparing and applying NIMS surfaces for high-sensitivity mass analysis.
Woo HK, et al.
Nature Protocols, 3(8), 1341-1349 (2008)

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