Diels-Alder Visualization

CCA! Volume 5

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Several computer animations of a Diels-Alder reaction that were created as an undergraduate student project are presented.

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An introduction to the reaction of butadiene with ethylene to product cyclohexene is presented with examples of how electron bonds may be visualized.

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Animations showing ways in which the shifting bonds in the Diels-Alder reaction can be visualized are presented.

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An animation of hybrid orbitals changing shape is presented as a simpler way to visualize the reaction.