Epoxidation
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EpoxidationQuestions
- What is asymmetric epoxidation?
- How is it often called the reaction of alkenes with peracids?
- Why is epoxidation one of the most frequently used reactions in organic chemistry?
- What does the epoxidation of trans-2-pentene produce?
- What is epoxidation of alkenes?
- What is sharpless epoxidation?
- Why is the epoxidation of cholesterol stereoselective?
- What other functional group description could be given to an epoxide?
- What does MCPBA mean in epoxidation?
- What reaction is the ring closure step most like?
- If the ring closure is an #S_N2# reaction then what should be the arrangement of the #-O-C-C-X# system?
- How can I explain the mechanism of acid-catalyzed epoxidation of alkenes with peroxy acids?
- Are epoxides significantly more reactive than simple ethers? Why?
- How do nucleophiles attack the C of the C-O bond?