Hydroperoksihin

Hydroperoksihin is a theoretical organic compound with the chemical formula C2H6O2. It is a hypothetical molecule that would be an isomer of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and ethylene glycol (C2H6O2). The structure of hydroperoksihin would feature a two-carbon chain, with each carbon atom bonded to a hydroxyl group and a hydroperoxy group. Specifically, one carbon atom would be attached to -OH and -OOH, while the other carbon atom would also be attached to -OH and -OOH. This arrangement would lead to a high degree of steric hindrance and potential instability.

Due to the presence of two hydroperoxy groups and two hydroxyl groups on adjacent carbon atoms, hydroperoksihin is expected to be highly reactive and unstable. The O-O bond in the hydroperoxy group is known to be weak and prone to homolytic cleavage, initiating radical chain reactions. Furthermore, the proximity of multiple oxygen atoms with lone pairs would likely lead to significant intramolecular repulsion. Theoretical calculations suggest that hydroperoksihin would be a high-energy species with a very short lifetime. Its synthesis and isolation would be extremely challenging, if not impossible, under normal laboratory conditions. Research into such highly oxygenated and strained molecules is primarily theoretical, aiming to understand the limits of chemical bonding and reactivity.