Question

Predict the oxidation product of treating the given alkene with the reagents shown below. Only draw one enantiomer if more than one is possible. Include H\'s on chirality centers. (mCPBA = meta-chloroperoxybenzoic acid)

Answer 1

Concepts and reason

This problem is based on the concept of oxidation of alkenes by m-CPBA (meta-chloro peroxy benzoic acid).

Alkenes are highly reactive towards other chemical species due to their high electron density. They can undergo various organic reactions and can be oxidized by some oxidizing reagents.

Fundamentals

Alkenes on reaction with meta-chloro peroxy benzoic acid get oxidized in order to form epoxide which on acidic hydrolysis gives trans diol.

The chemical reaction involved is given below:

The chemical reaction is given below:

Ans:

The structure of product is shown below: