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benzoyl peroxide

organic chemical compound
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benzoyl peroxide

Summary

benzoyl peroxide is a type of chemical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (428 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • benzoyl peroxide's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • benzoyl peroxide's chemical structure is recorded as Benzoyl-peroxide.svg[4].
  • benzoyl peroxide's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 94-36-0[5].
  • benzoyl peroxide's EC number is recorded as 202-327-6[6].
  • benzoyl peroxide's canonical SMILES is recorded as C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)OOC(=O)C2=CC=CC=C2[7].
  • benzoyl peroxide's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/C14H10O4/c15-13(11-7-3-1-4-8-11)17-18-14(16)12-9-5-2-6-10-12/h1-10H[8].
  • benzoyl peroxide's InChIKey is recorded as OMPJBNCRMGITSC-UHFFFAOYSA-N[9].
  • benzoyl peroxide's ATC code is recorded as D10AE01[10].
  • benzoyl peroxide's chemical formula is recorded as C₁₄H₁₀O₄[11].
  • benzoyl peroxide's subclass of is recorded as organic peroxide[12].
  • benzoyl peroxide's has use is recorded as tooth bleaching[13].
  • benzoyl peroxide's has use is recorded as bleach[14].
  • benzoyl peroxide's has use is recorded as curing agent[15].
  • benzoyl peroxide's Commons category is recorded as Benzoyl peroxide[16].
  • benzoyl peroxide's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D001585[17].
  • benzoyl peroxide's has part is recorded as oxygen[18].
  • benzoyl peroxide's has part is recorded as carbon[19].
  • benzoyl peroxide's ChEMBL ID is recorded as CHEMBL1200370[20].
  • benzoyl peroxide's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03h2f_[21].
  • benzoyl peroxide's UNII is recorded as W9WZN9A0GM[22].
  • benzoyl peroxide's RTECS number is recorded as DM8575000[23].
  • benzoyl peroxide's ChemSpider ID is recorded as 6919[24].
  • benzoyl peroxide's PubChem CID is recorded as 7187[25].
  • benzoyl peroxide's KEGG ID is recorded as D03093[26].
  • benzoyl peroxide's KEGG ID is recorded as C19346[27].

Why It Matters

benzoyl peroxide ranks in the top 3% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (428 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . commonchemistry.cas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . ChEMBL. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Q2311683. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . ChEBI. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . ChEBI. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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