Dipropyl peroxydicarbonate  (trade name Luperox 221) is an organic peroxide  with a variety of industrial uses, particularly as an initiator of polymerization .[ 1] 
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Dipropyl peroxydicarbonate 
 
 
Names  
Preferred IUPAC name 
Dipropyl 2-peroxydicarbonate
 
Other names
n -Propyl percarbonateDi-n -propyl peroxydicarbonate Di(n -propyl)peroxydicarbonate Peroxydicarbonic acid, dipropyl ester Luperox 221   
Identifiers  
 
 
ChemSpider  
ECHA InfoCard 100.036.540   
EC Number  
 
UNII  
UN number 3113  
 
InChI=1S/C8H14O6/c1-3-5-11-7(9)13-14-8(10)12-6-4-2/h3-6H2,1-2H3
Key:  YPVDWEHVCUBACK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  
 
Properties  
C 8 H 14 O 6  
Molar mass   g·mol−1     
Hazards  
GHS  labelling 
 
Warning  
H242 , H315 , H319  
P210 , P220 , P234 , P264 , P280 , P302+P352 , P305+P351+P338 , P321 , P332+P313 , P337+P313 , P362 , P370+P378 , P403+P235 , P411 , P420 , P501  
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their 
standard state  (at 25
  °C [77
  °F], 100
  kPa).
 
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Dipropyl peroxydicarbonate decomposes explosively at 0–10   °C (32–50   °F)  due to a self-accelerating exothermic  decomposition.[ 2]