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The Diels-Alder Reaction

complex and very beautiful examples of the Diels-Alder… we’ll start, as tradition dictates, in the shallow end of the pool. [So for just a few ka-pow! examples of the Diels-Alder…

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Birch Reduction

the reduction of aromatics by Na+NH3, which has since come to bear his name. The Birch Reduction of Aromatic Compounds Rabideau, Peter W.; Marcinow, Zbigniew Org. React. 1992, 42, 1-334…

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The Hofmann Elimination

…3. The “Hofmann Degradation” Back in 1851, not many techniques for analyzing complex molecules were available. One method for determining the structure of an unknown compound was to break it…

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