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Offline Arees

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Extraction of Epoxides using Sodium Carbonate
« on: October 02, 2011, 03:55:10 PM »
How would sodium carbonate react with an epoxide? Example:
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Re: Extraction of Epoxides using Sodium Carbonate
« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2011, 05:41:29 PM »
Quote from: Arees on October 02, 2011, 03:55:10 PM
How would sodium carbonate react with an epoxide? Example:


It's very liable to open it to give the diol.
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Re: Extraction of Epoxides using Sodium Carbonate
« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2011, 09:03:03 AM »
I agree with Arees, although it would be interesting to know which solvent is used.

Generally, epoxides are attacked on their least substituted side in basic media, and on the most substituted in acidic media.
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