Main group peroxides
Main group peroxides are peroxide derivatives of the main group elements. Many compounds of the main group elements form peroxides, and a few of are commercial significance.
Examples
With thousands of tons/year being produced annually, the peroxydisulfates, S
2O2−
8, are of preeminent members of this class. These salts serve as initiators for polymerization of acrylates and styrene.[1]
At one time, peroxyborates were used in detergents. These salts have been largely replaced by peroxycarbonates.
Many peroxides are not commercially valuable but are of academic interest. One example is bis(trimethylsilyl) peroxide (Me3SiOOSiMe3).[2] Phosphorus oxides form a number of peroxides, e.g. "P2O6".[3]
References
- ^ Harald Jakob, Stefan Leininger, Thomas Lehmann, Sylvia Jacobi, Sven Gutewort. "Peroxo Compounds, Inorganic". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a19_177.pub2. ISBN 978-3527306732.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Bis(trimethylsilyl) Peroxide". e-EROS Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis. 2002. doi:10.1002/047084289X.rb219.pub3.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter|authors=ignored (help) - ^ Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8.