Patent ID: 6906205

Claim:
A Spiro or dispiro 1,2,4-trioxolane having the following structure: wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 are the same or different, and are selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted linear or branched alkyl, aryl, and alkaryl groups and substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic groups that are optionally interrupted by one or more oxygen, sulfur or nitrogen atoms, and substituted or unsubstituted aromatic or heterocyclic groups, whereby none of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , or R 4 can be hydrogen; and further providing that R 1 and R 2 taken together and/or R 3 and R 4 taken together optionally form a substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic group which is optionally interrupted by one or more oxygen, sulfur or nitrogen atoms, wherein R 1 and R 2 taken together is spiroadamantane and R 3 and R 4 taken together is a spirocyclohexyl ring that is functionalized or substituted at the 4-position.