A dioxetane or dioxacyclobutane is an organic compound with formula C
2O
2H
4, whose backbone is a four-membered ring of two oxygen atoms and two carbon atoms. There are two isomers:
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1,2-dioxetane where the oxygen atoms are adjacent.
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1,3-dioxetane
1,3-Dioxetane (1,3-dioxacyclobutane) is a heterocyclic organic compound with formula C2O2H4, whose backbone is a four-member ring of alternating oxygen and carbon atoms. It can be viewed as a dimer of formaldehyde
Formaldehyde ( , ) (systema ...
where the oxygen and carbon atoms alternate.
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