Prilezhaev (Prileschajew) Reaction

N. Prilezhaev, Ber. 42, 4811 (1909).

Formation of epoxides by the reaction of alkenes with peracids:

Reviews: D. Swern, Chem. Rev. 45, 16 (1949); Org. React. 7, 378 (1953); H. O. House, Modern Synthetic Reactions (W. A. Benjamin, Menlo Park, California, 2nd ed., 1972) pp 302-319; D. I. Metelitra, Russ. Chem. Rev. 41, 807 (1972); D. Schnurgfeil, Z. Chem. 20, 445 (1980).