Main group peroxides are peroxide derivatives of the
main group elements. Many compounds of the main group elements form peroxides, and a few are of commercial significance.
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Examples
With thousands of tons/year being produced annually, the peroxydisulfates, , are preeminent members of this class. These salts serve as initiators for polymerization
In polymer chemistry, polymerization (American English), or polymerisation (British English), is a process of reacting monomer molecules together in a chemical reaction to form polymer chains or three-dimensional networks. There are many fo ...
of acrylate
Acrylates (IUPAC: prop-2-enoates) are the salts, esters, and conjugate bases of acrylic acid. The acrylate ion is the anion C H2=CHC OO−. Often, acrylate refers to esters of acrylic acid, the most common member being methyl acrylate. These acr ...
s and styrene
Styrene () is an organic compound with the chemical formula C6H5CH=CH2. This derivative of benzene is a colorless oily liquid, although aged samples can appear yellowish. The compound evaporates easily and has a sweet smell, although high concen ...
.peroxycarbonate
In chemistry, peroxycarbonate (sometimes peroxocarbonate) or percarbonate is a divalent anion with formula . It is an oxocarbon anion that consists solely of carbon and oxygen. It would be the anion of a hypothetical peroxocarbonic acid HO� ...
s.
Many peroxides are not commercially valuable but are of academic interest. One example is bis(trimethylsilyl) peroxide (Me3SiOOSiMe3). Phosphorus oxides form a number of peroxides, e.g. "P2O6".[{{Greenwood&Earnshaw2nd]
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Peroxides