Diels-Alder reaction
Also known as: Diels-Alder cycloaddition
The Diels-Alder reaction is an organic reaction used to convert a
conjugated diene and a dienophile to a cyclic olefin under thermal
conditions. This is a concerted process where bonds are forming and
breaking at the same time and the reaction belongs to a class of
reactions termed "cycloaddition". The Diels-Alder reaction is by far the
most famous 'name reaction' and it is extensively used in natural
product synthesis. When predicting the regiochemistry and
stereochemistry of the product, things to consider are the electronic
character of the substitutes on the diene and dienophile, the partial
charges formed, and the orientation of the starting materials when they
approach each other.
Kinetics of the Reaction:
The Diene must be in the s-cis conformation for the reaction to occur.
Molecular Orbital Theory:
Molecular Orbitals with the same sign must overlap during the cycloaddition.
Regiochemistry:
Regiochemistry of the Diels-Alder reaction can be predicted using partial charges.
Stereochemistry:
Stereochemistry of the Diels-Alder reaction can be predicted by the "Endo rule".
Predictions:
Using the same rationale as previously, the outcome of the following reactions can be explained.
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