 | A peroxy acid (often spelled as one word, peroxyacid, and sometimes called peracid) is an acid which contains an acidic –OOH group. The two main classes... 6 KB (600 words) - 01:10, 7 November 2023 |
Peracetic acid (also known as peroxyacetic acid, or PAA) is an organic compound with the formula CH3CO3H. This peroxy acid is a colorless liquid with a... 10 KB (787 words) - 14:42, 20 February 2024 |
peroxides are: Peroxy acids, the peroxy derivatives of many familiar acids, examples being peroxymonosulfuric acid and peracetic acid, and their salts... 5 KB (520 words) - 01:46, 27 April 2024 |
 | Trifluoroperacetic acid (trifluoroperoxyacetic acid, TFPAA) is an organofluorine compound, the peroxy acid analog of trifluoroacetic acid, with the condensed... 34 KB (3,306 words) - 09:23, 1 March 2024 |
 | made up of two parts: the peroxy acid precursor and the leaving group; and are modified by altering these parts. The peroxy acid precursor affects the bleaching... 13 KB (1,473 words) - 08:24, 20 February 2024 |
 | Phthalimidoperoxycaproic acid (ε- or 6-(phthalimido)peroxyhexanoic acid, abbreviated as PAP) is a synthetic organic peroxy acid derived from caprolactam... 3 KB (162 words) - 01:10, 7 November 2023 |
 | chlorides with the peroxy acid. Peresters, an example being tert-Butyl peroxybenzoate, are produced by treating acid anhydrides or acid chlorides with hydroperoxides... 23 KB (2,413 words) - 16:53, 18 April 2024 |
 | into ethylene oxide using peroxy acids, for example, peroxybenzoic or meta-chloro-peroxybenzoic acid: Oxidation by peroxy acids is efficient for higher... 108 KB (11,529 words) - 01:41, 10 May 2024 |
 | with a peroxy acid to form epoxides. It is named after Nikolai Prilezhaev, who first reported this reaction in 1909. A widely used peroxy acid for this... 8 KB (844 words) - 22:57, 13 January 2024 |
as an oxidant in organic synthesis. mCPBA is often preferred to other peroxy acids because of its relative ease of handling. mCPBA is a strong oxidizing... 6 KB (471 words) - 22:03, 7 January 2024 |