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Chapter 8, Problem 77P
a. The A ring (Section 3.16) of cortisone (a steroid) is formed by a Diels—Alder reaction using the two reactants shown here. What is the product of this reaction?
b. The C ring of estrone (a steroid) is formed by a Diels-Alder reaction using the two reactants shown here. What is the product of this reaction?
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10. The following compound was produced in a Diels-Alder reaction.
COOH
a) How many sp³ hybridized carbons are in this molecule?
b) Is this molecule chiral?
c) Are the carboxylic acid substituents electron donating group or electron withdrawing group?
d) Draw the diene and dienophile which would react together to give this product.
Compounds P and Q can undergo a Diels-Alder reaction to form two
regioisomeric products R and S as shown in Figure 5.
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Draw the chemical structures of regioisomeric compounds R and S.
Using possible resonance contributors of P and Q predict which of the two
regioisomers will be favoured in the reaction.
Using curly arrows, draw the mechanism for the reaction of P and Q to form the
dominant regioisomer you have predicted in your answer to part (ii) above.
Mechanism
The Diels-Alder reaction is part of a class of reactions known as a cycloaddition reaction. This
reaction is specifically a [4+2] cycloaddition which is a concerted (one-step) process in which
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Pearson eText Organic Chemistry -- Instant Access (Pearson+)
Ch. 8.1 - Prob. 1PCh. 8.1 - Prob. 2PCh. 8.4 - Prob. 3PCh. 8.5 - Prob. 4PCh. 8.5 - Prob. 6PCh. 8.6 - a. Predict the relative bond lengths of the three...Ch. 8.6 - Prob. 8PCh. 8.6 - Prob. 9PCh. 8.6 - Prob. 10PCh. 8.7 - Prob. 11P
Ch. 8.7 - Prob. 12PCh. 8.7 - Prob. 13PCh. 8.8 - Prob. 14PCh. 8.8 - Prob. 15PCh. 8.8 - Prob. 16PCh. 8.9 - Which member of each pair is the stronger acid?Ch. 8.9 - Which member of each pair is the stronger base? a....Ch. 8.9 - Rank the following compounds from strongest acid...Ch. 8.10 - Prob. 20PCh. 8.10 - Which acid in each of the following pairs is...Ch. 8.10 - Prob. 23PCh. 8.11 - Prob. 24PCh. 8.11 - Prob. 26PCh. 8.12 - Prob. 27PCh. 8.12 - Prob. 28PCh. 8.12 - Prob. 29PCh. 8.12 - Prob. 30PCh. 8.12 - Prob. 31PCh. 8.12 - Prob. 32PCh. 8.13 - Prob. 33PCh. 8.13 - Prob. 34PCh. 8.13 - Prob. 35PCh. 8.13 - What are the major 1,2- and 1,4-addition products...Ch. 8.13 - Prob. 38PCh. 8.14 - Prob. 39PCh. 8.14 - Prob. 40PCh. 8.14 - Prob. 41PCh. 8.14 - Prob. 42PCh. 8.14 - Prob. 43PCh. 8.14 - Prob. 44PCh. 8.14 - Prob. 46PCh. 8.15 - Prob. 47PCh. 8.17 - Prob. 48PCh. 8.17 - Prob. 49PCh. 8.18 - Prob. 50PCh. 8.18 - Prob. 52PCh. 8.18 - Prob. 53PCh. 8.18 - Prob. 54PCh. 8.19 - Prob. 55PCh. 8.20 - Prob. 56PCh. 8.20 - What orbitals contain the electrons represented as...Ch. 8.20 - Prob. 59PCh. 8.20 - Prob. 60PCh. 8 - Prob. 61PCh. 8 - Prob. 62PCh. 8 - Prob. 63PCh. 8 - Prob. 64PCh. 8 - Prob. 65PCh. 8 - Prob. 66PCh. 8 - Prob. 67PCh. 8 - Prob. 68PCh. 8 - Prob. 69PCh. 8 - Prob. 70PCh. 8 - Prob. 71PCh. 8 - Prob. 72PCh. 8 - Prob. 73PCh. 8 - Which compound is the strongest base?Ch. 8 - Prob. 75PCh. 8 - Prob. 76PCh. 8 - a. The A ring (Section 3.16) of cortisone (a...Ch. 8 - Prob. 78PCh. 8 - Prob. 79PCh. 8 - Prob. 80PCh. 8 - Prob. 81PCh. 8 - Purine is a heterocyclic compound with four...Ch. 8 - Prob. 83PCh. 8 - Why is the delocalization energy of pyrrole (21...Ch. 8 - Prob. 85PCh. 8 - Prob. 86PCh. 8 - Prob. 87PCh. 8 - A student obtained two products from the reaction...Ch. 8 - Prob. 89PCh. 8 - a. How could each of the following compounds be...Ch. 8 - Draw the products obtained from the reaction of...Ch. 8 - How would the following substituents affect the...Ch. 8 - Prob. 93PCh. 8 - The acid dissociation constant (Ka) for loss of a...Ch. 8 - Protonated cyclohexylamine has a Ka = 1 1011...Ch. 8 - Draw the product or products that would be...Ch. 8 - Prob. 97PCh. 8 - Prob. 98PCh. 8 - Prob. 99PCh. 8 - Prob. 100PCh. 8 - Prob. 101PCh. 8 - a. Propose n mechanism for the following reaction:...Ch. 8 - Prob. 103PCh. 8 - As many as 18 different Diels-Alder products can...Ch. 8 - Prob. 105PCh. 8 - Prob. 106PCh. 8 - Prob. 107PCh. 8 - Prob. 108PCh. 8 - The experiment shown next and discussed in Section...Ch. 8 - Prob. 110PCh. 8 - Prob. 111PCh. 8 - Prob. 112PCh. 8 - Prob. 1PCh. 8 - Prob. 2PCh. 8 - Prob. 3PCh. 8 - Prob. 4PCh. 8 - Prob. 5PCh. 8 - Prob. 6PCh. 8 - Prob. 7PCh. 8 - Prob. 8PCh. 8 - Prob. 9PCh. 8 - Prob. 10PCh. 8 - Prob. 11PCh. 8 - Prob. 12P
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