Ethylbenzene hydroperoxide is the

organic compound Some chemical authorities define an organic compound as a chemical compound that contains a carbon–hydrogen or carbon–carbon bond; others consider an organic compound to be any chemical compound that contains carbon. For example, carbon-co ...

with the formula C₆H₅CH(O₂H)CH₃. A colorless liquid, EBHP is a common

hydroperoxide Hydroperoxides or peroxols are Chemical compound, compounds of the form ROOH, where R stands for any group, typically Organic compound, organic, which contain the hydroperoxy functional group (). Hydroperoxide also refers to the hydroperoxide anio ...

. It has been used as an O-atom donor in organic synthesis. It is chiral. Together with

tert-butyl hydroperoxide ''tert''-Butyl hydroperoxide (tBuOOH) is the organic compound with the formula (CH3)3COOH. It is one of the most widely used hydroperoxides in a variety of oxidation processes, like the Halcon process. It is normally supplied as a 69–70% aqueo ...

and

cumene hydroperoxide Cumene hydroperoxide is the organic compound with the formula C6H5C(CH3)2OOH; this oily liquid is classified as an organic hydroperoxide. Products of decomposition of cumene hydroperoxide are methylstyrene, acetophenone, and 2-phenylpropan-2- ...

, ethylbenzene hydroperoxide is important commercially. The compound is produced by direct reaction of

ethylbenzene Ethylbenzene is an organic compound with the formula . It is a highly flammable, colorless liquid with an odor similar to that of gasoline. This monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon is important in the petrochemical industry as a reaction intermediat ...

with

oxygen Oxygen is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol, symbol O and atomic number 8. It is a member of the chalcogen group (periodic table), group in the periodic table, a highly reactivity (chemistry), reactive nonmetal (chemistry), non ...

, an

autoxidation Autoxidation (sometimes auto-oxidation) refers to oxidations brought about by reactions with oxygen at normal temperatures, without the intervention of flame or electric spark. The term is usually used to describe the gradual degradation of organi ...

.{{cite journal , doi=10.1021/jo070040m, title=Autoxidation of Ethylbenzene: The Mechanism Elucidated, year=2007, last1=Hermans, first1=Ive, last2=Peeters, first2=Jozef, last3=Jacobs, first3=Pierre A., journal=The Journal of Organic Chemistry, volume=72, issue=8, pages=3057–3064, pmid=17362045

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Hydroperoxides Oxidizing agents Phenyl compounds