Peroxides, Superoxides, and Ozonides of Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metals

Introduction: The Present State and Future Investigations in the Field of Inorganic Peroxide Compounds.- One Classification and Nomenclature of Inorganic Peroxide Compounds.- References.- Two Peroxides of the Group One Metals of the Periodic Table.- Lithium Peroxide-Li2O2.- Production Methods.- Properties of Lithium Peroxide.- Sodium Peroxide-Na2O2.- Production Methods.- Properties of Sodium Peroxide.- Applications of Sodium Peroxide.- Potassium Peroxide-K2O2.- Rubidium Peroxide-Rb2O2.- Cesium Peroxide-Cs2O2.- Ammonium Peroxide-(NH4)2O2.- References.- Three Peroxides of the Group Two Elements of the Periodic Table.- Alkaline Earth Peroxides.- Calcium Peroxide-CaO2.- Production Methods.- Properties of Calcium Peroxide.- Applications of Calcium Peroxide.- Strontium Peroxide-SrO2.- Barium Peroxide-BaO2.- Production Methods.- Properties of Barium Peroxide.- Applications of Barium Peroxide.- Magnesium Peroxide and Peroxides of the Zinc Subgroup Metals.- Magnesium Peroxide-MgO2.- Zinc Peroxide-ZnO2.- Cadmium Peroxide-CdO2.- Mercury Peroxide-HgO2.- References.- Four Superoxides of the Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metals.- The Hydroperoxyl Radical-HO2.- Lithium Superoxide-LiO2.- Sodium Superoxide-NaO2.- Production Methods.- Properties of Sodium Superoxide.- Potassium Superoxide-KO2.- Production Methods.- Properties of Potassium Superoxide.- Rubidium Superoxide-RbO2.- Cesium Superoxide-CsO2.- Production Methods.- Properties of Cesium Superoxide.- The Alkaline Earth Metal Superoxides -Ca(O2)2, Sr(O2)2, Ba(O2)2.- References.- Five Alkali Metal Ozonides.- Lithium Ozonide-LiO3.- Sodium Ozonide-NaO3.- Potassium Ozonide-KO3.- Production Methods.- Properties of Potassium Ozonide.- Rubidium and Cesium Ozonides-RbO3, CsO3.- Ammonium and Tetramethylammonium Ozonides-NH4O3, (CH3)4NO3.- The Reaction Mechanism for the Formation of Alkali Metal Ozonides.- Alkaline Earth Metal Ozonides-M(O3)2.- References.- Conclusion.