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Ozonide is an unstable, reactive polyatomic anion O3−, derived from ozone, or an organic compound similar to organic peroxide formed by a reaction of ozone with an unsaturated compound.
Inorganic ozonides
Inorganic ozonides are dark red ionic compounds containing the reactive O3− anion. The anion has the V shape of the ozone molecule.
Inorganic ozonides are formed by burning sodium or heavier alkali metals in ozone. They are very sensitive explosives that have to be handled at low temperatures in the atmosphere of an inert gas.
Inorganic ozonides are being investigated as promising sources of oxygen in chemical oxygen generators.
Organic ozonides
Organic ozonides are more explosive cousins of the organic peroxides and contain a covalently bonded ozonide group, -O-O-O-. They usually come in the form of foul-smelling oily liquids. Their main use is in determining the structure of chemical compounds. As intermediates of ozonolysis, they are formed by an addition reaction of ozone and unsaturated compounds, and rapidly decompose to carbonyl compounds - aldehydes, ketones, peroxides.
See also
- superoxide, O2−
- peroxide, O22−
- oxide, O2−
- dioxygenyl, O2+
"Ozonide"