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Hydroperoxide

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Ball-and-stick model of methyl hydroperoxide, the simplest organic hydroperoxide. White balls are hydrogen, the black ball is carbon, and the red balls are oxygen.

Hydroperoxide is the −OOH functional group: an oxygen atom bonded to another oxygen atom which is itself bonded to a hydrogen atom. Organic compounds that have this group are also called hydroperoxides.[1]

A chemical that has a hydroperoxide connected to an acyl group is called an organic peroxy acid.

Hydroperoxides are chemical unstable compounds.[2] A technical usage of such compounds is the sharpless epoxidation.


References

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  1. ↑ International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. "Hydroperoxides". Compendium of Chemical Terminology Internet edition.
  2. ↑ Germany's professional association for raw materials and chemical industry. "Accidents caused by peroxide-forming substances" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-05-22. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
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