Epoxides - Scopolamine, Sharpless Epoxidation, Ethylene Oxide, Johnson-Corey-Chaykovsky Reaction, Epothilone, Eucalyptol, Artemether, Dieldrin (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 39. Chapters: Scopolamine, Sharpless epoxidation, Ethylene oxide, Johnson-Corey-Chaykovsky reaction, Epothilone, Eucalyptol, Artemether, Dieldrin, Epoxide, Integrasone, Propylene oxide, Parthenolide, Vomitoxin, Jacobsen epoxidation, Tiotropium bromide, Fumagillin, Darzens reaction, Ixabepilone, Cerulenin, Artesunate, Lineatin, Endrin, Phaseic acid, Vernolic acid, Diacetylverrucarol, Fucoxanthin, Epoxyeicosatrienoic acid, Radicicol, E-64, Withanolide, Methscopolamine, Anisodine, Styrene oxide, Glycidol, Hexafluoropropylene oxide, Periplanone B, Epoxomicin, Acetolactone, Methylenomycin A, Bisphenol A diglycidyl ether, Tutin, 2,3-Oxidosqualene, Peridinin, Carfilzomib, Elephantopin, Glycidyl methacrylate, Oxanamide, Violaxanthin, Cytochalasin E, Methylscopolamine, Marinobufagenin, Shi epoxidation, Cimetropium bromide, Limonin, Cinobufagin, Trichodermin. Excerpt: Ethylene oxide, also called oxirane, is the organic compound with the formula C2H4O. It is a cyclic ether. This means that it is composed of 2 alkyl groups attached to an oxygen atom in a cyclic shape (circular). This colorless flammable gas with a faintly sweet odor is the simplest epoxide, a three-membered ring consisting of two carbon and one oxygen atom. Because of its special molecular structure, ethylene oxide easily participates in the addition reaction, opening its cycle, and thus easily polymerizes. Ethylene oxide is isomeric with acetaldehyde. Although it is a vital raw material with diverse applications, including the manufacture of products like polysorbate-20 and polyethylene glycol that are often more effective and less toxic than alternative materials, ethylene oxide itself is a very hazardous substance: at room temperature it is a flammable, carcinogenic, mutagenic, irritating, and anaesthetic gas with a misleadingly pleasant aroma. The chemical reactivity tha...