Epoxidation is a useful chemical reaction – the products of which have many uses in different markets, such as epoxidised soy oils as acid scavengers, making linear epoxides for derivatisation for composite materials, making 1,2-diols for personal care or complicated ring epoxides for F&F as well as intermediates for …

Why are epoxidation reactions important?

Epoxides are an important class of compounds in organic synthesis, because nucleophilic ring opening takes place easily in an SN2 pathway with inversion of configuration at the reacting carbon center. The driving force of the high reactivity is the inherent strain of the three-membered heterocycle.

Why is epoxide Thiolysis important?

The β-hydroxy sulfides are an important class of organosulfur compounds that have a key role in the synthesis of bioactive compounds containing biological and natural products. The thiolysis of epoxides is the most common and best route for the synthesis of β-hydroxy sulfides.