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When (R)-3-buten-2-ol is treated with a peroxy acid, two strereoisomeric epoxides are form...

When (R)-3-buten-2-ol is treated with a peroxy acid, two strereoisomeric epoxides are formed in a 60:40 ratio. The minor stereoisomer has the structure shown.

(a) What is the structure of the major isomer?


(b) What is the relationship between the two epoxides? Are they enantiomers or diastereomers?


(c) What four stereoisomeric products are formed when racemic 3-buten-3-ol is epoxidized under the same conditions? How much of each stereoisomer is formed?

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