The electronic structure of the hydrogen peroxide lnolecule i11 three differe~~t configurations, namely the cis, the trans, and the non-planar or skew forms, were calculated according t o the LCAO-MO-SCF approxin~ation. All the electrons were considered except those of the K-shell of the osygerl atoms. The orbitals of these atonls are essentially of the sp3 hybrid type. It was shown that the skew form of the molecule with an azimuthal angle % of about 120" is the most stable, due mainly to conjugation of the a5 and 0 6 orbitals of the oxygen atoms with the other n~olecular orbitals. On the contrary, in the cis and trans forms these two orbitals are non-bonding. Because of the approximate nature of the treatment, especially as regards the screening effect of the I<-electrons, the calculated orbital energies are definitely too large. However, the heights foulld for the cis and the trans barriers are in a reasonable mutual ratio. N~rrnerical values were also obtained for the ionization potentials and the dipole moment of the skew model; the latter result, 2.05 D, agrees well with the experimental data.