Epoxides

Question 1

what do you get when your react and epoxide?

Answer 1

alcohol

Question 2

what are the two main steps when reacting an epoxide with a strong nucleophile?

Answer 2

1. SN2 (involving the LEAST substituted carbon

2. protonation with water

Question 3

in terms of sterochemistry in the products: when you react an epoxide, does the first step (SN2) give you inversion only, or racemic mixture?

Answer 3

inversion only