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Products from Diels-Alder Cycloaddition Reactions

Draw the major product from each of the Diels-Alder reactions shown below. Do not indicate configurations of possible stereoisomers.
To draw a formula use the Drawing Window on the left below. Do not draw hydrogen atoms. You must also count the number of new stereogenic centers (asymmetric centers) created in the reaction. Enter a number from 0 to 9 in the appropriate answer box. When you are finished, check your answer by pressing the Check Molecule # button.




1.
Diels-Alder reaction: 1-vinylcyclohexene diene plus maleic anhydride dienophile, arrow to unknown product

New stereogenic centers?

2.
Diels-Alder reaction: isoprene plus dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate, arrow to unknown product

New stereogenic centers?

3.
Diels-Alder reaction: acrolein dienophile plus cyclopentadiene diene, arrow to unknown product

New stereogenic centers?

4.
Diels-Alder reaction: 2 equiv 1,2-dimethylenecyclopentane plus 1,4-benzoquinone, arrow to unknown product

New stereogenic centers?



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