noun
- plural of epoxidation; chemical reactions in which an epoxide ring is formed, typically by oxidizing an alkene or by reacting an alkene with a peracid
Usage: technical; chemistry
Examples
- The epoxidations of various alkenes were studied in the laboratory.
- Industrial epoxidations are commonly used to produce epoxy resins.
- The reaction conditions for epoxidations must be carefully controlled.
- Several epoxidations were performed using different catalysts.
- The epoxidations resulted in high yields of the desired epoxide products.