Thermal decomposition characteristics of BHT and its peroxide (BHTOOH)

BMC Chemistry

Table 8 Thermal decomposition gas products of BHTOOH identified by GC–MS under three gaseous atmospheres

No.	Components	Molecular formula	Relative content %				Similarity %
No.	Components	Molecular formula	N₂	O₂	Air^a	Air^b	Similarity %
1	Oxygen	O₂	0.18	58.2	54.4	57.4	92
2	Nitrogen	N₂	60.7	–	–	–	93
3	Water	H₂O	8.30	3.88	4.48	4.98	100
4	Methyl formate	C₂H₄O₂	1.29	1.04	0.51	0.58	99
5	Acetone	C₃H₆O	0.34	8.32	15.8	18.7	98
6	Ethyl formate	C₃H₆O₂	0.07	0.74	1.12		92
7	Isobutylene	C₄H₈	28.0	27.2	23.4	17.6	97
8	tert-Butanol	C₄H₁₀O	0.73	0.40	0.35	0.55	97
9	Isobutyraldehyde	C₄H₈O	0.09	–	–	–	92
10	Pivalaldehyde	C₅H₁₀O	0.27	0.23	0.06	0.23	93

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