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Can you make a peroxy acid out of every acid, or does it need to be a carboxylic acid?
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Peroxy acids are formed by replacing a hydrogen atom in a carboxylic acid (-COOH) group with a hydroperoxide group (-OOH). While some other types of acids can form peroxy derivatives, the term "peroxy acid" is specifically used for those derived from carboxylic acids. Therefore, you need a carboxylic acid as the starting point to form a peroxy acid.
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