%0 Journal Article
%T Trichloroisocyanuric Acid: An Alternate Green Route for the Transformation of Alkenes into Epoxides
%A Wengert
%A Mira
%A Sanseverino
%A Antonio M.
%A Mattos
%A Marcio C. S. de
%J Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society
%D 2002
%I Sociedade Brasileira de Qu¨Şmica, SBQ
%R 10.1590/S0103-50532002000500028
%X the preparation of epoxides is efficiently achieved in mild conditions by reaction of alkenes with trichloroisocyanuric acid in aqueous acetone followed by treatment of the resulting chlorohydrin with aqueous koh in ether / pentane.
%K chlorohydrin
%K alkene
%K epoxide
%K trichloroisocyanuric acid
%K green chemistry.
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