One method used to synthesize an epoxide is to treat an alkene with an aqueous solution of

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One method used to synthesize an epoxide is to treat an alkene with an aqueous solution of followed by an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide.
a. Propose a mechanism for the conversion of cyclohexene into cyclohexene oxide by this method.
b. How many products are formed when cyclohexene oxide reacts with methoxide ion in methanol? Draw their structures.
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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0131407480

4th edition

Authors: Paula Yurkanis Bruice

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