4212-43-5

Basic information

• Product Name: peroxypropionic acid
• Synonyms: peroxypropionic acid;perpropionic acid;Perropionic acid;Propanperoxoic acid;Propiouyl hydroperoxide
• CAS NO: 4212-43-5
• Molecular Formula: C₃H₆O₃
• Molecular Weight: 90.07794
• EINECS: 224-139-3
• Mol File: 4212-43-5.mol
• Article Data: 16

Chemical Properties

• Boiling Point: 107.25°C (rough estimate)
• Flash Point: 58.6°C
• Appearance: /
• Density: 1.1385 (rough estimate)
• Vapor Pressure: 3.05mmHg at 25°C
• Refractive Index: 1.4540 (estimate)
• CAS DataBase Reference: peroxypropionic acid(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: peroxypropionic acid(4212-43-5)
• EPA Substance Registry System: peroxypropionic acid(4212-43-5)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 4212-43-5(Hazardous Substances Data)

Usage

Safety Profile

Burns very rapidly (deflagrates) when heated. Mixtures with organic solvents explode when heated. When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes.

InChI:InChI=1/C3H6O3/c1-2-3(4)6-5/h5H,2H2,1H3

Upstream product

• 802294-64-0 propionic acid 
• 123-38-6 propionaldehyde 
• 3248-28-0 dipropionyl peroxide 
• 7732-18-5 water 
• 590-01-2 propionic acid butyl ester 
• 105-37-3 Ethyl propionate 
• 29824-69-9 N,N'-dipropionyl-sulfamide 
• 10028-15-6 ozone 
• 110-54-3 hexane 
• 56-23-5 tetrachloromethane 
• 7664-93-9 sulfuric acid 
• 123-62-6 propionic acid anhydride 
• 2445-76-3 n-hexyl propionate 
• 141-14-0 3,7-dimethyloct-6-en-1-yl propionate 

Downstream Products

• 7470-44-2 safrole 2',3'-oxide 
• 75-56-9 methyloxirane 
• 502765-18-6 C₁₅H₁₅O₆P 
• 34557-54-5 methane 
• 74-84-0 ethane 
• 74-85-1 ethene 
• 124-38-9 carbon dioxide 
• 630-51-3 tetramethyl succinic acid 
• 105-37-3 Ethyl propionate 
• 97-62-1 Ethyl isobutyrate 
• 21894-28-0 ethyl adduct of α-phenyl-N-t-butylnitrone 
• 34280-35-8 (α-Ethoxy)-benzyl-tert-butyl-nitroxid-Radikal 
• 286-20-4 cyclohexane-1,2-epoxide 
• 4023-65-8 trans-acotinic acid 

Relevant articles and documents

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Method for preparing peroxypropionic acid

The invention relates to a method for preparing peroxypropionic acid. The method comprises the following step: performing a contact reaction on propionic acid and an oxidizing agent in the presence ofa catalyst, wherein the catalyst is a titanium silicon aluminum molecular sieve catalyst. The method provided by the invention has a simple process, a high conversion rate of propionic acid, good selectivity of the product peroxypropionic acid, and a production process easy to control, and is suitable for flexible production on various scales.

Perhydrolase

The present invention provides methods and compositions comprising at least one perhydrolase enzyme for cleaning and other applications. In some particularly preferred embodiments, the present invention provides methods and compositions for generation of peracids. The present invention finds particular use in applications involving cleaning, bleaching and disinfecting.