Organic Chemistry
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Chapter 20, Problem 20.54P
Interpretation Introduction
Interpretation: The mechanism for the given reaction has to be proposed:
Concept Introduction:
Pericyclic reaction:
The pericyclic reaction involves the redistribution of six electrons through the formation of a cyclic transition state from which a diene compound gets converted into its isomeric form.
Example with mechanism of a pericyclic reaction:
In this mechanism, two pi-bonds and one sigma bond of the reactant molecule has been broken and formed two new pi-bonds through a cyclic transition state.
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