A paste is provided from which bone cement can be formed, which is to the largest extent possible bubble-free and has a high impact strength. The paste includes (i) 15-50 weight percent of at least one mono-functional, hydrophobic methacrylic acid ester, (ii) 40-85 weight percent of at least one filler, (iii) 0.01-4 weight percent of at least one radical initiator soluble in the methacrylic acid ester (i) and having at least one peroxide group, (iv) 0.01-4 weight percent of at least one radical initiator soluble in the methacrylic acid ester (i) and having no peroxide groups, (v) 0.000001-3 weight percent of at least one accelerator soluble in the methacrylic acid ester (i) and capable of forming radicals from the radical initiators according to (iii) and (iv), (vi) 0.001-5 weight percent of at least one halide salt, and (vii) 0.2-3 weight percent of at least one cross-linking agent.
