Resumen de Simple Epoxide Formation for the Organic Laboratory Using Oxone

William C. Broshears, John J. Esteb, Jeremy Richter, Anne M. Wilson

• We present an epoxide formation experiment for a second-semester organic chemistry laboratory. This oxidation utilizes Oxone, a commercially available oxidizing agent, in the industrially relevant process of epoxide formation. The oxidant performing the oxidation is dimethyldioxirane, which is formed in situ. This experiment demonstrates a simple synthesis of an epoxide and formation of a secondary oxidizing agent.