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Topic: Diels_Alder rxn Priduct in the dimerization of cyclopentadienone  (Read 5960 times)

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Offline mreff555

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I always have trouble with the DA rxn. I know the mech, but I always get the wrong product. I'm trying to figure out the product for this one


This is what I found but I'm a little confused because I never learned about DA rxn's kicking off oxygens.

can anybody explain the mech?

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Re: Diels_Alder rxn Priduct in the dimerization of cyclopentadienone
« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2009, 12:50:03 PM »
That looks like the product for dimerization of cylcopentadiene, not dione.

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Re: Diels_Alder rxn Priduct in the dimerization of cyclopentadienone
« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2009, 03:15:44 PM »
How stable is the ketone, even?  It's pseudo anti-aromatic with the partial positive on the carbonyl carbon.
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Re: Diels_Alder rxn Priduct in the dimerization of cyclopentadienone
« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2009, 03:57:09 PM »
Oops, I read dione, not dienone.  I don't know, in that case.

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Re: Diels_Alder rxn Priduct in the dimerization of cyclopentadienone
« Reply #4 on: March 01, 2009, 04:04:24 PM »
you're right.  the structure drawn is dicylcopentadiene.  my question was more theoretical.

op - can you post the original question, I don't think we know what you're asking.
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