Chemistry · Ethers: Structure
Epoxides are:
Epoxides are:
- A. unsaturated ethers
- B. mixed ethers
- C. cyclic ethers
- D. none of these
Step-by-step solution
Epoxides are three-membered cyclic ethers, characterized by an oxygen atom bridging two carbon atoms in a ring structure. They are not unsaturated (they lack carbon-carbon double bonds) and not mixed ethers (which have two different alkyl groups). Thus, they are classified as cyclic ethers.
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