The Journal of Organic Chemistry

A Novel Rearrangement of Epoxyalkyl Esters1

WV McConnell, WH Moore

Index: McConnell,W.V.; Moore,W.H. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1963 , vol. 28, p. 822 - 827

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Abstract

The unusual chemistry of 3, 4-epoxy-2, 2, 4-trimethyl-pentyl isobutyrate became apparent from the low values obtained from oxirane oxygen determinations and from gas chromatograms of the products formed when the epoxy ester was treated with acids. Vsing a modification of the procedure described by King, 4 the oxirane oxygen content of 3, 4-epoxy- 2, 2, 4-trimethylpentyl isobutyrate was indicated to be 2.2%. This is only 29% of the ...