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Topic: Diels-Alder reaction that yields two products that are constitutional isomers?  (Read 2761 times)

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Offline sylvanfox

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Hi, I am on my last try for this homework question so I'm coming here for some help.
The reaction is trans-2-methyl-1,3-pentadiene + propene. I believe that one of the products is 1,3,4-Trimethylcyclohexene (if I am wrong on this let me know), but I can't seem to get the other one correct. Any help is appreciated.

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Is 1,3,4-trimethylcyclohexene really a Diels-Alder product?
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Can you draw out your mechanism? How else can these react?

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