Epoxide functional group
Epoxide functional group (3-membered cyclic ether): structure, IUPAC naming and the reactions it takes part in.
Overview
The Epoxide functional group has the general structure 3-membered cyclic ether. This page covers how it is written, how it is named and which reactions it takes part in.
Structure and naming
- Generic structure: 3-membered cyclic ether
- IUPAC prefix: epoxy-
- Example: Oxirane