Peroxy acids

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-008680",
  "term": "Peroxy acids",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "Compounds in which the acidic hydroxyl group of an acid, usually a carboxylic acid, is exchanged for a hydroperoxy group, -OOH, as in peracetic acid, CH3C(=O)OOH. Peroxycarboxylic acids such as meta-chloroperoxybenzoic acid are strong oxygen-transfer reagents that epoxidize alkenes and convert ketones to esters in the Baeyer-Villiger oxidation.",
  "synonyms": [
    "per acids",
    "peracids"
  ],
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1356 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/peroxy-acids/"
}