Addition Reactions of Alkenes

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Addition Reactions of Alkenes

The Diels-Alder reaction, addition of oxygen to tetrakis(N, N-dimethylamino) ethylene, and addition of iodine to a-pinene are demonstrated. Molecular models of ethene are shown.

Molecular Models of Ethylene

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Ball-and-stick and space-filling models of ethylene are presented.

Diels-Alder Reaction of Anthracene and TCNE

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Tetracyanoethylene in dichloromethane is added to anthracene in cyclohexane.

Diels-Alder Visualization

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

Addition of Oxygen to Tetrakis(N,N-dimethylamino) Ethylene

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Tetrakis(N,N-dimethylamino)ethylene is shaken with oxygen

Addition of Iodine to Alpha-Pinene (Version 1)

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Iodine is mixed with cyclohexene and a-pinene and the results are compared.

Addition of Iodine to Alpha-Pinene (Version 2)

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Iodine is mixed with cyclohexene and a-pinene and the results are compared.

Historical Note

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This is a simulation of how the reaction of iodine with a-pinene was used as a form of antisepsis.

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