Styrene oxide

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Styrene oxide is an epoxide derived from styrene. Its chemical formula is C6H5C2H3O and it has two enantiomeric forms. It can be prepared by epoxidation of styrene with peroxybenzoic acid, in the Prilezhaev reaction:

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