Why is epoxidation one of the most frequently used reactions in organic chemistry?
1 Answer
Dec 20, 2016
Well, you take an olefin, and make a three-membered ring...........
Explanation:
And from the three-membered epoxide ring, once ring-opened, you can get TWO functionalized sites.
And these days, epoxidation is not only highly chemically efficient and selective, it is increasingly highly stereochemically selective. Look up