using sodium hydroxide and hydrogen peroxide, you will form an
epoxide from a conjugated ketone.
Using Sodium Hydroxide And Hydrogen Peroxide You Will Form An Epoxide From A Conjugated Ketone The Rxn Occurs By A Rxn 1 (10.83 KiB) Viewed 15 times
the rxn occurs by a rxn called "conjugate addition" where the
nucleophile adds not to the carbonyl itself, but to the alkene in
conjugation with it.
1. draw the rxn of hydrogen peroxide with NaOH. the product is
the active nucleophile in this rxn.
2. determine which carbon of the above alkene is most
electrophilic. use chemical structures to illustrate.
3. draw the nucleophilic conjugation addition step using the
above information.
H₂O₂, NaOH
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