Dioxetane
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1,2-Dioxetane · 1,3-dioxetane |
A dioxetane or dioxacyclobutane is an organic compound with formula C2O2H4, whose backbone is a four-membered ring of two oxygen atoms and two carbon atoms. There are two isomers:
- 1,2-dioxetanewhere the oxygen atoms are adjacent.
- 1,3-dioxetanewhere the oxygen and carbon atoms alternate.