Cycloheptatrienone (I) is very stable. Cyclopentadienone (II) by contrast is quite unstable and rapidly undergoes a Diels-Alder

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Cycloheptatrienone (I) is very stable. Cyclopentadienone (II) by contrast is quite unstable and rapidly undergoes a Diels-Alder reaction with itself.
(a) Propose an explanation for the different stabilities of these two compounds.
(b) Write the structure of the Diels-Alder adduct of cyclopentadienone.
II %3D
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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 978-1118133576

11th edition

Authors: Graham Solomons, Craig Fryhle, Scott Snyder

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