Thermal Reactions of Oxiranes

A O OYEWALE, R Alan Aitken

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Abstract

The pyrolytic reactions of tetramethylethylene oxide, cyclopentene oxide, cyclohexene oxide, cyclooctene oxide, 1,2-epoxyethylbenzene, 1,2-epoxy-2-phenylpropane, 1,2-epoxy-1-phenylpropane, and 1,2-epoxy-1,2-diphenylethane were investigated at 600 degrees C using a conventional pyrolysis flow system. The products are mainly due to thermal cleavage of the oxirane ring followed by rearrangement to give carbonyl compounds.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)919-922
Number of pages4
JournalRussian Chemical Bulletin
Volume44
Issue number5
Publication statusPublished - May 1995

Keywords

  • OXIRANES, PYROLYSIS, REARRANGEMENT, CLEAVAGE
  • BIRADICAL, DECOMPOSITION

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