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Synthesis of Epoxides | 13.5 Organic Chemistry

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Chad provides a brief lesson on the synthesis of epoxides. He shows how epoxides can be prepared via SN2 from halohydrins and reviews the epoxidation of alkenes using a peroxyacid like MCPBA. Chad concludes the lesson with the Sharpless epoxidation which can be used to produce a single enantiomer of a chiral epoxide.

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00:00 Lesson Introduction
00:29 Synthesis of Epoxides from Halohydrins
02:18 Treatment of Alkenes with a Peroxyacid (MCPBA)
03:02 Sharpless Epoxidation

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