This is the fourth member of the polyoxidanes. The first three arewater (oxidane),hydrogen peroxide (dioxidane), andtrioxidane. Tetraoxidane is more unstable than the previous compounds. The term "tetraoxidane" extends beyond the parent compound to several daughter compounds of the general formulaR2O4, where R can behydrogen,halogen, or variousinorganic andorganicmonovalent radicals. The two Rs together can be replaced by adivalent radical, soheterocyclic tetraoxidanes also exist.[7]
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