Epoxidation of Alpha-Methylstyrene and its Lewis Acid Rearrangement to 2-Phenylpropanal

David L. Garin , Melissa Gamber and Bradley J. Rowe
University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63121
J. Chem. Educ., 1996, 73 (6), p 555
DOI: 10.1021/ed073p555
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 1996

Abstract

This undergraduate organic lab experiment includes procedures for the peracid epoxidation of an olefin and the Lewis acid rearrangement of an epoxide to a carbonyl compound. Product mixtures and transformations can be readily analyzed by several spectroscopic techniques.

Keywords (Audience):

Second-Year Undergraduate

Keywords (Domain):

Organic Chemistry

Keywords (Pedagogy):

Hands-On Learning / Manipulatives

Keywords (Subject):

Lewis Acids / Bases

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