Diels-Alder reaction
Diene-dienophile ring formation
A Diels-Alder reaction is a chemical reaction in which a diene (a molecule with two double bonds) combines with a dienophile (a molecule with one double bond) to form a six-membered ring.
The reaction is fundamental to organic synthesis, allowing chemists to build complex ring structures in a single step: The Diels-Alder reaction gave us the cyclohexene framework we needed.
mechanism
Jointly arranged or carried out
- activation energyMinimum energy for transformation
- synchronousOccurring at same moment
- adductMove toward body's center
- six-membered ringCyclic structure, six atoms
concerted
Jointly arranged or carried out
- activation energyMinimum energy for transformation
- synchronousOccurring at same moment
- adductMove toward body's center
photochemical
Caused by light radiation
- thermalPertaining to warmth
industrial applications
Practical uses in manufacturing
- Alkene Reactionshydrogenation, bromination, chlorination, fluorination, Diels-Alder
- Named ReactionsClaisen condensation, Negishi coupling, Sonogashira coupling, Sandmeyer reaction
- organic chemistrybenzene ring, carbon chain, carbon compounds, hydrocarbons, hydrocarbon
- Stereoselective Synthesis