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Chemistry

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ISBN:9781305957404

Author:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

Publisher:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

Chapter1: Chemical Foundations

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The Diels–Alder reaction, a powerful reaction, occurs when a 1,3-diene such as A reacts with an alkene such as B to form the six-membered ring in C.

Question: Is the Diels–Alder reaction a substitution, elimination, or addition?

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Diels-alder reaction is a reaction between diene with a dienophile to yield a cyclohexene. The dienophile adds to one side of the diene, and diene adds to the one side of the dienophile.

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The given reaction shows that two pi bonds in diene and one pi bond in dienophile are broken to form one pi bond and two sigma bonds. The reaction in which the breaking of pi bond takes place to form a new bond is known as an addition reaction.

Thus, the given Diels-alder reaction is an addition reaction.

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