10. Addition Reactions
Epoxide Reactions
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Problem 10-81
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Textbook QuestionEthylene oxide reacts readily with HO- because of the strain in the three-membered ring. Explain why cyclopropane, a compound with approximately the same amount of strain, does not react with HO-.
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