Epoxide, a cyclic ether, can be used to obtain important alcohols, pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and functional polymers. This transformation is facilitated by the reductive ring opening of epoxide.

Resins are natural or synthetic viscous monomers or pre-polymers with a non-crystalline and brittle texture in solid form. Epoxy resins (ERs) in particular are resins with an epoxide functional group.

The latest short science news items from C&EN. The traditional process for producing ethylene oxide, for example, is to combine ethylene and oxygen at a temperature of 270–290 °C and a pressure of 1–3 ...

Epoxides, three-membered cyclic ethers, occupy a central role in modern synthetic chemistry by virtue of their ring strain and versatile reactivity. Catalytic methodologies have transformed epoxides ...

Epoxides belong to a class of organic compounds called “cyclic ethers” that are characterized by a three-atom ring. They are readily available compounds found in medicinal and agrochemical agents, as ...