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Chemistry Forums for Students => Organic Chemistry Forum => Topic started by: Darkstar on September 24, 2004, 04:38:09 AM

Title: Diels Alder endo/exo
Post by: Darkstar on September 24, 2004, 04:38:09 AM

If there's NO bicyclic system, but reagents are not symmetric, IS the endo-exo rule still preserved in this case?
For example
CH2=CH--CH=CH2--CH3 + CH2=CH-OEt

Is there only one product or two or all four?

Title: Re:Diels Alder endo/exo
Post by: AWK on September 24, 2004, 07:44:21 AM

http://www.tlchm.bris.ac.uk/aldergroup/level2/ch201l34.htm