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From Gen Chem To Organic Chem

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The Pi Molecular Orbitals of Cyclobutadiene

…2. Upon warming (–80° is considered “warm” for these purposes), cyclobutadiene reacts with itself through a Diels-Alder process to give “dimeric” species. Note 3. If benzene is about 36 kcal/mol…

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Diels-Alder Reaction: Kinetic and Thermodynamic Control

…in Diels-Alder reactions. Thermodynamic vs. kinetic control in the Diels-Alder cycloaddition of cyclopentadiene to 2,3-dicyano-p-benzoquinone Bott, S.G., Marchand, A.P. & Kumar, K.A. Chem. Crystallogr. 1996, 26, 281–286 DOI: 10.1007/BF01677782 Scheme…

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The Retro Diels-Alder Reaction

…Lett. 1981, 22 (15), 1393-1396 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(01)90330-2 The normal Diels-Alder reaction proceeds best when the diene is electron-rich and the dienophile electron-poor. However, in certain cases, the opposite polarity is…

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The Pi Molecular Orbitals of Benzene

…lowest in energy. Here’s what the “ground floor” looks like for butadiene: The highest energy level (the “penthouse” of our building) has (n–1) nodes. We saw that for butadiene (n=4)…

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Introduction to Peptide Synthesis

…“peptide bond” is an amide linkage (see Amides: Properties. Synthesis, and Nomenclature) that connects two amino acids, as in the “dipeptides” L-phenylalanyl-L-valine (below left) and L-leucyl-L-alanine (below right): 2. The…

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The Strecker Synthesis of Amino Acids

…Flip Org. Synth. 1944, 24, 9 DOI Link: 10.15227/orgsyn.024.0009 Click to Flip Org. Synth. 1953, 33, 7 DOI Link: 10.15227/orgsyn.033.0007 Click to Flip (Advanced) References and Further Reading This is…

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