Required Temperature (°C) For One Hour And Ten Hours Half-life

Initiator T(°C) - 1 h T(°C) - 10 h
2,3-Dimethyl-2,3-diphenylbutane 247 224
tert-Butyl hydroperoxide 193 169
tert-Amyl hydroperoxide 190 153
Cumyl hydroperoxide 166 140
1,1,3,3-Tetramethylbutyl hydroperoxide 159 140
Isopropylcumyl hydroperoxide  154 129
Isopropylcumyl hydroperoxide  154 129
2,5-Dimethyl-2,5-di(tert-butylperoxy)hexyne-3 147 124
3,6,9-Triethyl-3,6,9-trimethyl-1,4,7-triperoxonane 146 125
Di(tert-butyl)peroxide  144 123
2,5-Dimethyl-2,5-di(tert-butylperoxy)hexane 139 118
Di(tert-butylperoxy-isopropyl)benzene  138 117
tert-Butyl cumyl peroxide 137 117
Di-(tert-amyl)-peroxide 135 113
Dicumyl peroxide 135 114
Butyl 4,4-di(tert-butylperoxy)valerate 125 102
tert-Butylperoxybenzoate  124 104
2,2-Di(tert-butylperoxy)butane 120 101
tert-Amyl peroxy-benzoate 120 101
tert-Butylperoxy-acetate  120 101
tert-Butylperoxy-(2-ethylhexyl)carbonate  120 99
tert-Butylperoxy isopropyl carbonate 117 98
tert-Butyl peroxy-3,5,5-trimethyl-hexanoate 117 97
1,1-Di(tert-butylperoxy)cyclohexane 115 96
tert-Amyl peroxyacetate 114 96
tert-Amylperoxy-(2-ethylhexyl)carbonate 113 95
1,1-Di(tert-butylperoxy)-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexane 110 90
1,1-Di(tert-amylperoxy)cyclohexane 106 87
tert-Butyl-monoperoxy-maleate 104 82
1,1’-Azodi(hexahydrobenzonitrile) 103 85
tert-Butyl peroxy-isobutyrate 97 78
tert-Butyl peroxydiethylacetate 93 75
tert-Butyl peroxy-2-ethylhexanoate 92 73
Dibenzoyl peroxide 91 72
tert-Amyl peroxy-2-ethylhexanoate 91 73
Di(4-methylbenzoyl)peroxide 89 70
1,1,3,3-Tetramethylbutyl peroxy-2-ethylhexanoate 88 69
Ammoniumperoxodisulfate 87 69
2,5-Dimethyl-2,5-di(2-ethylhexanoylperoxy)hexane 85 68
2,2’-Azodi(2-methylbutyronitrile)  84 66
2,2’-Azodi(isobutyronitrile)  81 63
Didecanoyl peroxide  80 63
Dilauroyl peroxide 79 61
Di(3,5,5-trimethylhexanoyl) peroxide  78 59
tert-Amyl peroxypivalate 72 54
tert-Butyl peroxyneoheptanoate 68 50
1,1,3,3-Tetramethylbutyl peroxypivalate 66 48
tert-Butyl peroxypivalate 75 57
Dicetyl peroxydicarbonate  65 48
Dimyristyl peroxydicarbonate 65 48
Di(2-ethylhexyl) peroxydicarbonate 64 47
Di(4-tert-butylcyclohexyl) peroxydicarbonate 64 48
Diisopropyl peroxydicarbonate  64 47
tert-Butyl peroxyneodecanoate 64 47
Di-sec-butyl peroxydicarbonate  63 47
tert-Amyl peroxyneodecanoate 62 44
Cumyl peroxyneoheptanoate  59 42
Di(3-methoxybutyl) peroxydicarbonate  57 43
1,1,3,3-Tetramethylbutyl peroxyneodecanoate 57 40
Cumyl peroxyneodecanoate 55 38
Diisobutyryl peroxide 39 23

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