Making Acetone Peroxide

We start at Level 1: Pour & Play. In this Molecular Playground series, you will learn basic experiments that create practical products in a single step—beginning with Acetone Peroxide. Acetone Peroxide is best used for initiating free-radical halogenations and polymerizations as it is cheap and much easier to make than benzoyl peroxide.

Warning:
DO NOT Test this at home. Acetone Peroxide is extremely flammable when wet and extremely explosive when dry. I worked with the wet quantity to perform this fire show. Do not detonate dry acetone peroxide like this! This is for demonstration purposes only.

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