Diels-Alder reaction will not take place with which of the following reactants?

Diels-Alder reaction will not take place with which of the following reactants?




Solution

In Diels-Alder reaction, conjugated dienes react with enes or olefinic compounds and give cycloalkenes.
conjugated alkene, it will not take part in Diels-Alder's reaction.

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2010

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