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Tetraoxidane

Tetraoxidane is an inorganic compound of hydrogen and oxygen with the chemical formula H
2
O
4
. This is one of the unstable hydrogen polyoxides.

The compound is prepared by a chemical reaction between hydroperoxyl radicals (HOO•) at low temperatures:

This is the fourth member of the polyoxidanes. The first three are water [(mon)oxidane], hydrogen peroxide (dioxidane), and trioxidane. Tetraoxidane is more unstable than the previous compounds. The term "tetraoxidane" extends beyond the parent compound to several daughter compounds of the general formula R
2
O
4
, where R can be hydrogen, halogen atoms, or various inorganic and organic monovalent radicals. The two Rs together can be replaced by a divalent radical, so heterocyclic tetraoxidanes also exist.

Tetraoxidane autoionizes when in liquid form:

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