epoxide

Also known as epoxides

thumb|A generic epoxide

Research

42,424 papers

Epoxide Hydrolases: Multipotential Biocatalysts.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
Epoxide containing molecules: A good or a bad drug design approach.European journal of medicinal chemistry · 2020
Epoxide-Based Synthetic Approaches toward Polypropionates and Related Bioactive Natural Products.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
Aliphatic epoxide carboxylation.Annual review of biochemistry · 2003
Lipid mediators generated by the cytochrome P450-Epoxide hydrolase pathway.Advances in pharmacology (San Diego, Calif.) · 2023

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Commons category: Epoxides
canonical SMILES: [*]C1([*])OC1([*])[*]
SMARTS notation: C1OC1

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18 sections

Contents

Nomenclature
Synthesis
Ethylene oxidation
Organic peroxides and metal catalysts
Nucleophilic epoxidation
Transfer from peroxycarboxylic acids
Asymmetric epoxidations
Dehydrohalogenation and other γ eliminations
Biosynthesis
Hydrolysis and addition of nucleophiles
Polymerization and oligomerization
Metallation and deoxygenation
Other reactions
Uses
Safety
See also
Further reading
References

thumb|A generic epoxide

In organic chemistry, an epoxide is a cyclic ether, where the ether forms a three-atom ring: two atoms of carbon and one atom of oxygen. This triangular structure has substantial ring strain, making epoxides highly reactive, more so than other ethers. They are produced on a large scale for many applications. In general, low molecular weight epoxides are colourless and nonpolar, and often volatile.