Name of this epoxide

Woopydalan

for this epoxide, I don't understand why the R and S part are omitted from the name?? If both of the CH groups were on the back side, it would be a different molecule, yet have the same name??

sjb-2812

As discussed at chemicalforums, it's possible that the drawing is meant to represent a racemic mixture of cis isomers.

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Woopydalan	Name of this epoxide Tweet for this epoxide, I don't understand why the R and S part are omitted from the name?? If both of the CH groups were on the back side, it would be a different molecule, yet have the same name?? Attached Thumbnails

sjb-2812	As discussed at chemicalforums, it's possible that the drawing is meant to represent a racemic mixture of cis isomers.