This functional group reacts with a peroxyacid to form an epoxide in the Prilazhaev reaction.
This functional group reacts with a peroxyacid to form an epoxide in the Prilazhaev reaction. One way to form this functional group is by reacting an alkyne with a quinolone-poisoned palladium catalyst named for Lindlar. Another way to synthesize this functional group is to react an alkyl halide with a base in a bimolecular elimination mechanism. The simplest straight-chain versions of these hydrocarbons contain n carbons and 2n hydrogens. For 10 points, name this functional group, exemplified by ethylene, that contains a carbon-carbon double bond.
This functional group reacts with a peroxyacid to form an epoxide in the Prilazhaev reaction.
alkene [or olefin; accept either E alkene or Z alkene; prompt on carbon-carbon double-bond; do not accept "alkane" or "alkyne"]