How Peroxides Form in Common Reagents

Like and subscribe. This is an archive channel, i'm not the owner of the content, check the link in the end. In this video, I discuss the formation of peroxides in common solvents. Make sure you check with the guidelines from your institutional EH&S department before dealing with peroxide-forming solvents!

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Links to articles discussed in this episode:

Diisopropyl ether bog - https://www.doi.org/10.1021/ed040p469
https://ehs.ucsc.edu/lab-safety-manual/specialty-chemicals/peroxide-formers-list.html
https://ehs.ucsc.edu/lab-safety-manual/specialty-chemicals/peroxide-formers.html
https://www.sfu.ca/content/dam/sfu/srs/work-research-safety/research-safety/Chemical%20safety/2019%20Chemical%20safety%20fact%20sheet%20peroxide%20formers.pdf
https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/PA/en/technical-documents/technical-article/chemistry-and-synthesis/reaction-design-and-optimization/peroxide-formation
https://ehs.berkeley.edu/news/peroxide-explosion-injures-campus-researcher
Other J Chem Ed paper- https://www.doi.org/10.1021/ed013p494
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