Cyclopentadiene dimerizes when it is stored for long periods of time. A dimer is an adduct (addition product) between two molecules. The cyclopentadiene dimer is a Diels-Alder adduct between two cyclopentadiene molecules. Write an equation for the dimerization of cyclopentadiene.
It is 4pi+2pi, Diels-Alder reaction, cyclopentadiene forms dicyclopentadiene and endo dimer is formed rather exo, due to the favorable secondary forces as a result of interaction of frontier orbitals of diene and dienophile components which lower the energy of the transition state.
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Cyclopentadiene dimerizes when it is stored for long periods of time. A dimer is an adduct...
1. Cyclopentadiene rapidly dimerizes at room temperature to dicyclopentadiene, and must be fractionally distilled immediately before use in this reaction. Explain in terms of thermodynamics (G, S and H) why the equilibrium for the dimerization of cyclopentadiene to dicyclopentadiene lies with the product at room temperature and with the starting materials at elevated temperatures. Consider the following in your answer: Given that two -bonds in the starting material are replaced with one-bond and two -bonds in the product, what is...
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Draw a structure for the exo product formed by cyclopentadiene and maleic anhydride. Because the exo form is more stable than the endo form, why is the endo product formed almost exclusively in this reaction? In addition to the main product, what are two side reactions that could occur in this experiment? The infrared spectrum of the adduct is given in this experiment. Interpret the principal peaks.
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Suppose a firm the firm's initial costs when hiring a worker include hiring and training costs of $50. The wage rate for each period of employment is Wt=$100 (the same for all periods), and the value marginal product of a worker is also the same in every period, VMPt=VMP (a constant). Assume the interest rate is zero (the firm has no discounting factor over time). A. Write out this firm's profit maximizing employment rule for two periods. How productive must...
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(10 points) Write the letter ONLY of the term below that best matches the given definition: 10 a). Heterolytic bond breakage d). Electrophile g). Homolytic bond breakage j). Pro-R k). Substitution b). Si face e). Polar reaction c). Nucleophile f). Pro-S i). Elimination reaction j). Addition reaction m). Differential h). Radical reaction i). Re face 1). Dimer A process that involves symmetric bond breaking and bond making This occurs when both bonding electrons remain with one product fragment. A...
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2. TIME PREFERENCE In class, we solved a two-period savings model where a consumer allocates income across two periods. We assumed the consumer’s intertemporal utility function was given by: U(c1,c2) = log(c1) + δlog(c2) and that their intertemporal budget constraint was M1 + M2 = c1 + c2 . 1+r 1+r Along the way to solving that problem, we found that consumers should select their consumption in each period so that: u′(c1) = δ(1 + r)u′(c2), where δ is the...
1. Procedure A. Lithium 2,6-dimethylphenoxide. In a 300-ml. flask, equipped with a magnetic stirrer and a reflux condenser and flushed with nitrogen, are placed 150 ml. of toluene (freshly distilled from sodium), 1.40 g. (0.202 mole) of lithium metal (Note 1) and 25.0 g. (0.205 mole) of resublimed 2,6-dimethylphenol. The mixture is heated under reflux with stirring for 36 hours; a nitrogen atmosphere is maintained for the reflux period (Note 2). The condenser is replaced by a distillation head with...
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2. A mass of m kilograms (kg) is mounted on top of a vertical spring. The spring is L metres long when disengaged and the end not attached to the mass is fixed to the ground. The mass moves vertically up and down, acted on by gravity, the restoring force T of the spring and the damping force R due to friction: see the diagram below The...
A mass of m kilograams (kg) is mounted on top of a vertical spring. The spring is L metres long when disengaged and the end not attached to the mass is fixced to the ground. The mass moves vertically up and down, acted on by gravity, the restoring force T of the spring and the damping force R due to friction: see the diagram below The gravitational force is mg dowswards, where g- 9.8m is acceleration due to gravity, measured...