PERACID OXIDATION: OXIDATION OF CARBON – CARBON DOUBLE BOND | EPOXIDATION | PRILEZHAEV REACTION
The reaction is named after Russian chemist Nikolay Prilezhaev, who first reported the reaction in 1909. The Prilezhaev reaction, also known as the Prilezhaev epoxidation, is a chemical reaction that involves the conversion of an alkene to an epoxide using an organic peroxy acid (also called peracid), such as meta-chloroperbenzoic acid (mCPBA) or peracetic acid. …
