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Stability Molecules Diels-Alder
« on: January 30, 2018, 09:58:26 PM »
Why does having a carbonyl make a s-cis conformation more susceptible to a Diels-Alder pericyclic reaction?

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Re: Stability Molecules Diels-Alder
« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2018, 06:57:32 AM »
Any thoughts? Is the Diels-Alder reaction predominately ionic or free radical in nature, for instance?

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