tɹˈaɪəksˌɪdeɪn ɹˈɛdili dˌiːkəmpˈoʊzᵻz ˌɪntʊ wˈɔːɾɚ ænd sˈɪŋɡlɪt ˈɑːksɪdʒən, wɪð ɐ hˈæflˈaɪf ʌv ɐbˌaʊt sˈɪkstiːn mˈɪnɪts ɪn ɔːɹɡˈænɪk sˈɑːlvənts æt ɹˈuːm tˈɛmpɹɪtʃɚ, bˌʌt ˈoʊnli mˈɪlɪsˌɛkəndz ɪn wˈɔːɾɚ.
Trioxidane readily decomposes into water and singlet oxygen, with a half-life of about 16 minutes in organic solvents at room temperature, but only milliseconds in water.