High-level Computational Study of the Site-, Facial- and Stereoselectivities for the Diels-Alder Reaction Between o-Benzoquinone and Norbornadiene

Ab initio and DFT quantum chemical calculations have been applied to a study of the Diels-Alder reaction of o-benzoquinone as diene and norbornadiene as dienophile. Transition states for the different reactions are located and activation energies estimated. The prefered exo-À-facial selectivity an...

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Main Authors: Ronald N. Warrener, Martin R. Johnston, Davor Margetic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2000-12-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/5/12/1417/