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What starting materials would you use to prepare each of the following by a Diels- Alder...

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What starting materials would you use to prepare each of the following by a Diels- Alder reaction?

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Dienes and Dienophiles:

A conjugated diene will react with a dienophile in a concerted electrocyclic mechanism to yield a six-membered ring. Good yields are obtained when the conjugated diene has electron donating groups and the dienophile has electron withdrawing groups.

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In this lesson we will learn about the Retro-Diels-Alder reaction and how it works as the reverse of the Diels-Alder reaction. We will learn how to determine what products are formed and the stereochemistry of those products.


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