Epoxidation

heldelsj@plu.edu
Sun, 15 Dec 1996 14:16:10 -0800 (PST)

Hey all you study birds,
WHen reviewing for the final, I stumbled across a question. In Chapter
10, on page453, it shows the epoxidation of cyclopentene. How do we know
when that is the correct place to stop? I understand that this forms an
epoxide and if we want to form an alcohol, we proceed with acid
hydrolysis, but if we are given a reaction on the test where we need to
give the reagents for an alcohol, would we have to place both the
RCOOOH as well as the acid or just the acid and the RCOOOH would be
assumed? Or would it be given?
Any answer would be appreciated!