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Diels-Alder Reaction: Kinetic and Thermodynamic Control

September 3, 2018 By James Ashenhurst 4 Comments

The Little Known Fact About Cyclopentadiene THEY Don't Want You To Know About Let's talk about cyclopentadiene, a commonly used diene for Diels-Alder reactions that, by the way, comes up all the time on tests and exams. Like here: Gather around closely folks, because I'm going to tell you a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dienes and MO Theory, Organic Chemistry 2, Thermodynamics and Kinetics Tagged With: cyclopentadiene, diels alder, diene, dienophile, kinetic control, reaction coordinate, retro diels alder, thermodynamic control

Cyclic Dienes and Dienophiles in the Diels-Alder Reaction

September 8, 2017 By James Ashenhurst Leave a Comment

Last post in this series we introduced the Diels-Alder reaction. We saw that no matter how complex the diene or dienophile, or no matter what substituents are attached, the pattern of bonds that form and break are always the same. In the Diels Alder reaction, these three things always occur: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dienes and MO Theory, Organic Chemistry 2 Tagged With: bridged bicyclic, cyclic diene, cyclic dienophile, cyclohexadiene, cyclopentadiene, diels alder, diene, dienophile, maleic anhydride

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