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Hydroperoxide

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A hydroperoxide is a compound that has the following general structural formula.

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R = alkyl, aryl

eg:

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The OOH group is a hydroperoxide molecule is called the hydroperoxide group.

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Hydroperoxides are unstable and potentially explosive.


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