16.5 Diels Alder Reactions

Pericyclic Reactions
Sigmatropic Rearrangements

Electrocyclic Reactions

Cycloaddition Reactions

Diels-Alder Reactions
-A 4 + 2 cycloaddition
-concerted mechanism
-syn addition between a dienophile and a conjugated diene
Dienes
-diene must be in the s-cis conformation
-dienes are more reactive with electron-donating groups attached
Rank the following dienes in decreasing order of reactivity in a Diels-Alder reaction.
Rank the following dienes in decreasing order of reactivity in a Diels-Alder reaction.
Dienophiles
-dienophiles are more reactive with electron-withdrawing groups attached
Rank the following dienophiles in decreasing order of reactivity in a Diels-Alder reaction.
Stereoselectivity in Diels-Alder Reactions
Predict the products for the following reactions.
Predict the products for the following reactions.
Regioselectivity in Diels-Alder Reactions
Only 1,2 and 1,4 products are observed with unsymmetrical reagents (relationship of D to W).
Predict the products for the following reactions.
Diels-Alder Reactions with Cyclic Dienes
Predict the products for the following reactions.