Question

what is Expoxidation ? Explain
its mechanism.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Epoxidation is the chemical reaction which converts the carbon–carbon double bond into oxiranes (epoxides), using a variety of reagents including air oxidation, hypochlorous acid, hydrogen peroxide, and organic peracid (Fettes, 1964). From: Chemistry, Manufacture and Applications of Natural Rubber, 2014.

Answer 2

Answer:

• Epoxidation is the chemical reaction which converts the carbon–carbon double bond into oxiranes (epoxides), using a variety of reagents including air oxidation, hypochlorous acid, hydrogen peroxide, and organic peracid (Fettes, 1964). From: Chemistry, Manufacture and Applications of Natural Rubber,
• The Mechanism for Opening Epoxides With Acid Is Just Like Opening Halonium and Mercurinium Ions. So in essence, the addition of nucleophiles to protonated epoxides is just another example of the “3 membered ring pathway” of alkenes! Now – we've seen that this works with aqueous acid [H3O+].