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Title: Does the peroxy acid form an epoxide ring?
Post by: noork85 on May 22, 2013, 11:53:37 AM

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ortsvabaphe7b1k/2013-05-22%2011.51.42.jpg

is my product for the reaction correct? im assuming the perbenzoic acid forms a ring,

Title: Re: Does the peroxy acid form an epoxide ring?
Post by: Schrödinger on May 23, 2013, 05:21:32 AM

Yes. The perbenzoic acid does form an epoxide. And HBr brings out ring opening later.