A systematic investigation of the reaction between ozone and acetals to form acetal hydrotrioxides A has been undertaken. The stoichiometry of the reaction has been shown to be 1: 1 in each reactant and the order of the reaction was also one in each reactant. Substituent effects measured in a variety of systems and under several conditions of temperature and solvent were found to be small (ρ=-1.10 to-1.58). Solvent polarity was ...