On the bonding and structure in dihydroperoxyl (HO2)2 and H2O4
- 15 June 1982
- journal article
- letter
- Published by AIP Publishing in The Journal of Chemical Physics
- Vol. 76 (12) , 6452-6454
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.443009
Abstract
Ultraviolet photolysis of H2CO and C2H2O2 in an O2 matrix at 12–20 K gives (HO2)2. The infrared absorption spectrum of (HO2)2 shows internal hydrogen bonding. A head‐to‐tail, six‐membered cyclic dimer structure is proposed. On warming to 30 K, (HO2)2 disappears and H2O2 is formed.Keywords
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