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(Solved): 1. (3 pts) Draw the molecular orbital (MO) diagrams for cyclopentadiene and maleic anhydride, l ...
1. (3 pts) Draw the molecular orbital (MO) diagrams for cyclopentadiene and maleic anhydride, labeling the following on each diagram: - The HOMO and LUMO; - Whether the HOMO and LUMO are symmetric or antisymmetric; - Whether the new bond formation in this Diels-Alder reaction will be suprafacial or antarafacial. Hint: There are three bonds in maleic anhydride, but how many are actually reacting in this experiment?
2. (2 pts) Explain two structural features of the reactants that enable this Diels-Alder reaction to proceed relatively quickly, even under mild reaction conditions.
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