When sodium ethoxide reacts with 1-(chloromethyl)oxirane (also called epichlorohy-

Chapter 11, Problem 11.21

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When sodium ethoxide reacts with 1-(chloromethyl)oxirane (also called epichlorohy- Practice 11.21 drin), labeled with 14C as shown by the asterisk in I, the major product is II. Provide a mechanistic explanation for this result. EtONa I 1-(Chloromethyl)oxirane (epichlorohydrin) II Cl OEt * O * O

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