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Cyclohexene is treated with meta-chloroperoxybenzoic acid ( $m - CPBA$ ) in dichloromethane. The main product is

Acyclohexanone
Bcyclohexene oxide (7-oxabicyclo[4.1.0]heptane)
Ccyclohexanol
Dtrans-cyclohexane-1,2-diol

Answer: B

A peroxy acid transfers an oxygen atom to the

C = C

bond in a single concerted step. The product is the epoxide. The diol would form only if the epoxide were later opened by aqueous acid.

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