Preferred Label : arene epoxides;
IUPAC definition : Epoxides derived from arenes by 1,2-addition of an oxygen atom to a formal double
bond, e.g. 5,6-epoxycyclohexa-1,3-diene. (Common usage has extended the term to include
examples with the epoxy group bridging nonadjacent atoms.);
Origin ID : A00433;
See also
Epoxides derived from arenes by 1,2-addition of an oxygen atom to a formal double
bond, e.g. 5,6-epoxycyclohexa-1,3-diene. (Common usage has extended the term to include
examples with the epoxy group bridging nonadjacent atoms.)