Acids in which an acidic
–OH
group has been replaced by an
–OOH
group, e.g.
CH3C(=O)OOH
peroxyacetic acid,
PhS(=O)2OOH
benzeneperoxysulfonic acid.
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307
(Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on
structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995))
on page 1356