The ozonation of silanes and germanes: An experimental and theoretical investigation

The formation of dihydrogen trioxide (HOOOH) is reported as indeed the characteristic feature of the decomposition of various silyl as well as germyl hydrotrioxides, generated by the low-temperature ozonation of the corresponding silanes and germanes. Results of the detailed experimental and theoretical studies of the NMR and IR spectral characterization of the polyoxides under investigation as well as of the mechanism of their formation and decomposition are presented.