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Hydroperoxyl

Ball-and-stick model of the hydroperoxyl radical
Names

Preferred IUPAC name
Hydroperoxyl


Systematic IUPAC name
Dioxidanyl

Other names
Peroxyl radical

Identifiers

CAS Number



  • 3170-83-0 ☑Y


3D model (JSmol)


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ChEBI

  • CHEBI:25935


ChemSpider


  • 454055 ☑Y


Gmelin Reference

506


PubChem CID


  • 520535





Properties

Chemical formula


HO2

Molar mass
33.01 g·mol−1

Acidity (pKa)
4.88[1]

Basicity (pKb)
9.12 (basicity of superoxide ion)

Conjugate base

Superoxide anion

Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).


Infobox references



The hydroperoxyl radical, also known as the perhydroxyl radical, is the protonated form of superoxide with the chemical formula HO2.




Contents






  • 1 Reactivity


  • 2 Reactive oxygen species


  • 3 Importance for atmospheric chemistry


  • 4 Nomenclature


  • 5 References





Reactivity


The superoxide anion, O
2
, and the hydroperoxyl radical exist in equilibrium in aqueous solution:



O
2
+ H2O ⇌ HO2 + OH

The protonation/deprotonation equilibrium exhibits a pKa of 4.88;[1] consequently, about 0.3% of any superoxide present in the cytosol of a typical cell is in the protonated form.



Reactive oxygen species



Together with its conjugate base superoxide, hydroperoxyl is an important reactive oxygen species. Unlike O
2
, which has reducing properties, HO2 can act as an oxidant in a number of biologically important reactions, such as the abstraction of hydrogen atoms from tocopherol and polyunstaturated fatty acids in the lipid bilayer. As such, it may be an important initiator of lipid peroxidation.



Importance for atmospheric chemistry


Gaseous hydroperoxyl is involved in reaction cycles that destroy stratospheric ozone. It is also present in the troposphere, where it is essentially a byproduct of the oxidation of carbon monoxide and of hydrocarbons by the hydroxyl radical.[2]


Because dielectric constant has a strong effect on pKa, and the dielectric constant of air is quite low, superoxide produced (photochemically) in the atmosphere is almost exclusively present as HO2. As HO2 is quite reactive, it acts as a "cleanser" of the atmosphere by degrading certain organic pollutants. As such, the chemistry of HO2 is of considerable geochemical importance.



Nomenclature


Hydroperoxyl is also known as superoxide.[3]



References





  1. ^ ab "Reactivity of HO2/O
    2
    Radicals in Aqueous Solution". J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data. 14 (4): 1041–1091. 1985.
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  2. ^ "Hydroperoxyl radical". Glossary of Meteorology. American Meteorological Society. 25 April 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2013.


  3. ^ IUPAC: Red Book. p. 73 and 320.











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