C–C bond cleavage of oxiranes, which is triggered by adjacent homolysis but not heterolysis, occurs at a sufficiently rapid rate to be a useful probe for free-radical intermediates in chemical and biological systems.
                                    环氧乙烷的C–C键裂解是由相邻的均相裂解而不是杂合裂解触发的,其发生速率足够快,可以作为
化学和
生物系统中自由基中间体的有用探针。