One method of creating these compounds enantioselectively uses a catalyst derived from fructose and is named after Shi, while the Sharpless method uses a chiral titanium catalyst and diethyl tartarate.
One method of creating these compounds enantioselectively uses a catalyst derived from fructose and is named after Shi, while the Sharpless method uses a chiral titanium catalyst and diethyl tartarate. They can also be created by using sulfonium ylides on carbonyl compounds in the Johnson-Corey-Chaykovsky reaction. Another method of creating them goes through the so-called "Butterfly mechanism", and occurs by reacting MCPBA with an alkane, while base treatment of a halohydrin proceeds via an SN2 mechanism. Because they have very high ring strain, they are able to react with carbon nucleophiles to form alcohols. Also called oxycyclopropanes, FTP, name these cyclic ethers.
One method of creating these compounds enantioselectively uses a catalyst derived from fructose and is named after Shi, while the Sharpless method uses a chiral titanium catalyst and diethyl tartarate.
{Epoxides} or {Oxiranes} or {oxycyclopropanes} before mention