Epoxide, a cyclic ether, can be used to obtain important alcohols, pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and functional polymers. This transformation is facilitated by the reductive ring opening of epoxide.
A reaction scheme showing a cyclohexyl epoxide undergoing a rearrangement and ring-contraction reaction to give a cyclopentane product. Researchers at the Southern University of Science and Technology ...
Epoxides belong to a class of organic compounds called “cyclic ethers” that are characterized by a three-atom ring. They are readily available compounds found in medicinal and agrochemical agents, as ...