Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
8th Edition
ISBN: 9781305580350
Author: William H. Brown, Brent L. Iverson, Eric Anslyn, Christopher S. Foote
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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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:

Organic Chemistry, Chapter 20, Problem 20.54P

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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