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#ChemEd #Chemistry #ChemSky summary looks at modifications of the Diels-Alder reaction. It includes IMDA (tie the ends together), HDA (swap one (or more) carbons out) & IEDDA. It mentions the old explanation for LA catalysis (the more modern explanation is at makingmolecules.com/blog/da-like...)

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16 June

makingmolecules.comDiels-Alder-like reactions — Making MoleculesThe first introduction to the Diels-Alder reaction presented the basics of this versatile reaction, and how it could be used to synthesize cyclohexenes with four contiguous stereocenters. In this summ...