20.33 Think-Pair-Share (a) Rank the following dienes and dienophiles in order of increasing reactivity in the Diels-Alder reaction. (i) CO₂Et (ii) COEt || CO₂Et MeO MeO (b) Draw the product that results from the most reactive diene and most reactive dienophile shown in part (a). (c) Draw a depiction of the orbital overlap involved in the pericyclic reaction that oc- curs between the diene and dienophile in part (b). (d) Is the major product formed in part (b) the endo or exo configuration? Explain your reasoning.
20.33 Think-Pair-Share (a) Rank the following dienes and dienophiles in order of increasing reactivity in the Diels-Alder reaction. (i) CO₂Et (ii) COEt || CO₂Et MeO MeO (b) Draw the product that results from the most reactive diene and most reactive dienophile shown in part (a). (c) Draw a depiction of the orbital overlap involved in the pericyclic reaction that oc- curs between the diene and dienophile in part (b). (d) Is the major product formed in part (b) the endo or exo configuration? Explain your reasoning.
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Transcribed Image Text:20.33 Think-Pair-Share
(a) Rank the following dienes and dienophiles in order of increasing reactivity in the
Diels-Alder reaction.
(i)
CO₂Et
(ii)
COEt
||
CO₂Et
MeO
MeO
(b) Draw the product that results from the most reactive diene and most reactive
dienophile shown in part (a).
(c) Draw a depiction of the orbital overlap involved in the pericyclic reaction that oc-
curs between the diene and dienophile in part (b).
(d) Is the major product formed in part (b) the endo or exo configuration? Explain
your reasoning.
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