Skip to main content
Library homepage
 

Text Color

Text Size

 

Margin Size

 

Font Type

Enable Dyslexic Font
Chemistry LibreTexts

Cyclic Osmate Ester

( \newcommand{\kernel}{\mathrm{null}\,}\)

The product of cycloaddition of an alkene to OsO4 is called a cyclic osmate ester.

eg:

cyclicosmateester1.png

Although stable enough to be isolated, cyclic osmate esters are usually converted to glycols by being treated in situ with aqueous NaHSO3 (see dihydroxylation).

cyclicosmateester2.png

The mechanism of this reaction is not fully understood.

see also cyclic manganate ester

Template:HideTOC


This page titled Cyclic Osmate Ester is shared under a All Rights Reserved (used with permission) license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Gamini Gunawardena via source content that was edited to the style and standards of the LibreTexts platform.

  • Was this article helpful?

Support Center

How can we help?