Epoxides are valuable and versatile intermediates in organic synthesis [1–3] View all references and useful starting materials for the preparation of industrial chemicals such as epoxy resins, surfactants, paints, adhesives, and surface coating agents [4]4. Choudary , BM , Lakshmi Kantam , M. and Lakshmi Santhi , P. 2000. Catal. Today, 57: 17 [CrossRef], [Web of Science ®] View all references. They can be efficiently obtained by metal-catalyzed oxidation of alkenes ( ...