Tetraacetone tetraperoxide

The formation of tetraacetone tetraperoxide (3,3,6,6,9,9,12,12-octamethyl-1,2,4,5,7,8,10,11-octaoxacyclododecane TeATeP) as a co-product of the reaction creating mainly TATP is reported in several articles [55, 73, 74]. TeATeP is reported to form under conditions very similar to those for DADP or TATP. Pena et al. reported that this peroxide forms in the reaction mixture when the temperature rose above 10 °C [74]. 

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Other Species Observed by El and PICI GC-MS In addition to TATP, DADP, the cyclic tetra-mer tetraacetone tetraperoxide (TrATrP), and the oli-goperoxides H[OOC(CH3)2] OOH (n = 2,3) have been observed by GC-EI-MS and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry using chemical ionization (GC-CI-MS) [33]. The El spectrum of DADP contains ions at m/z 43 (base peak), 58, 59, and 101, but does not exhibit a molecular ion (Figure 16.5A). The first El mass spectrum of DADP was reported by Bertrand et al. [43]. The... 

The formation of tetraacetone tetraperoxide by ozonolysis (see reaction above) of tetramethylethene or isobutene has been described by Obinokov et al. [101]. These authors report a melting point of 61-65 °C. 

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