Abstract
This chapter deals with the formation and behavior of peroxides, in which the O – O group forms a part of the ring. The yield for ring formation passes through a minimum with medium-sized rings in the carbocyclic series; medium-sized peroxidic rings can be formed surprisingly easily. The reason for this appears to be that the replacement of CH 2 groups by oxygen leads to a considerable decrease in the ring strain (Pitzer strain) and therefore, favors the formation of seven to ten-membered peroxide rings. No three-membered or four-membered peroxide rings are known at present. Though stable peroxides were often formulated as three-membered or four-membered rings in the older literature, detailed examination always showed that the structure was actually different.
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