Benzoyl Peroxide
<p>Benzoyl peroxide is usually prepared by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_reaction" title="Chemical reaction" >treating</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_peroxide" title="Hydrogen peroxide" >hydrogen peroxide</a> with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzoyl_chloride" title="Benzoyl chloride" >benzoyl chloride</a>.</p>
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<b >Benzoyl peroxide</b> (<img src="/4526e1e0-3928-575a-82fd-f63cdf55a67e.png"/> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English" title="Wikipedia:IPA for English" >/</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" title="Wikipedia:IPA for English" >ˈbɛnzɔɪl</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" title="Wikipedia:IPA for English" > pəˈrɒksaɪd</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English" title="Wikipedia:IPA for English" >/</a>) is an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_compound" title="Organic compound" >organic compound</a> in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_peroxide" title="Organic peroxide" >peroxide</a> family. It consists of two benzoyl groups bridged by a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peroxide" title="Peroxide" >peroxide</a> link. Its <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structural_formula" title="Structural formula" >structural formula</a> is [C<sub >6</sub>H<sub >5</sub>C(O)]<sub >2</sub>O<sub >2</sub>. It is one of the most important organic peroxides in terms of applications and the scale of its production. Benzoyl peroxide is used as an acne treatment, for improving flour, for bleaching hair and teeth, for polymerising polyester and many other uses.</p>
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