Hydroperoxide

Hydroperoxide is the  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.

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

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

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Category:Organic peroxides