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Ethylbenzene hydroperoxide is the organic compound with the formula C6H5CHCH3. A colorless liquid, EBHP is a common hydroperoxide. It has been used as an O-atom donor in organic synthesis. It is chiral. Together with tert-butyl hydroperoxide and cumene hydroperoxide, ethylbenzene hydroperoxide is important commercially.
The compound is produced by direct reaction of ethylbenzene with oxygen, an autoxidation.
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