Chapter 10: Conjugation in Alkadienes and Allylic Systems

Diels-Alder Reaction (Nobel Prize in 1950)

Students often find it difficult to "spot" the diene and dienophile components in the Diels-Alder products, particularly when the products are bicyclic.  Try using the following JMOL images to help you identify the starting materials.

© Dr. Ian Hunt, Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary