Concept explainers
(a)
Interpretation:
- The products for the given Diels-Alder reactions have to be predicted.
Concept Introduction:
Diels-Alder reaction:
A conjugated diene reacts with a compound containing a carbon-carbon double bond. It is a cycloaddition reaction, where two reactants form a cyclic product.
Rule: The stabilities of carbocation are,
(b)
Interpretation:
- The products of the given reaction have to be predicted.
Concept Introduction:
Diels-Alder reaction:
A conjugated diene reacts with a compound containing a carbon-carbon double bond. It is a cycloaddition reaction, where two reactants form a cyclic product.
Rule: The stabilities of carbocation are,
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