Monosubstitution products of hydrogen peroxide (dioxidane),
HOOH,
having the skeleton
ROOH,
in which
R
is any
organyl group. Compounds in which
R
is acyl are known as
peroxy acids.
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307
(Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on
structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995))
on page 1342