The reaction of epoxides with carboxylic acids

WJ Hickinbottom, DR Hogg

Index: Hickinbottom; Hogg Journal of the Chemical Society, 1954 , p. 4200,4203

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Abstract

THIS paper records a qualitative examination of the reaction of some epoxides with carboxylic acids as a preliminary to an accurate kinetic study. 2: 3-Epoxy-2: 3- dimethylbutane (I) and formic acid rapidly give a moderate yield (-50%) of the expected