Pericyclic Reactions
Chemistry · JC 1 · Advanced Organic Chemistry · 3.º Período

Pericyclic Reactions

Introduction to cycloadditions, electrocyclic reactions, and sigmatropic rearrangements. Students will apply frontier molecular orbital theory to predict reaction stereochemistry.

MOE Syllabus OutcomesH3 Chemistry Syllabus 9813: 3.3(a)H3 Chemistry Syllabus 9813: 3.3(b)

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Introduction to cycloadditions, electrocyclic reactions, and sigmatropic rearrangements. Students will apply frontier molecular orbital theory to predict reaction stereochemistry.

Key Questions

  1. What characterizes a pericyclic reaction?
  2. How does frontier molecular orbital theory explain the Woodward-Hoffmann rules?
  3. What governs the regioselectivity and stereoselectivity of the Diels-Alder reaction?

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