Diels Alder Reaction Concepts

Diels Alder Reaction Concepts

Assessment

Interactive Video

Chemistry

11th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Amelia Wright

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The video tutorial covers Diels Alder reactions, focusing on both forward and retro directions. It explains the mechanism of forming a six-membered ring from a diene and a dienophile, highlighting the creation of new sigma and pi bonds. The tutorial also discusses the use of alkynes as dienophiles and the implications for the resulting product. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of retrosynthetic analysis to identify reactants from a given product, considering stereochemistry and bond formation. The video concludes with a call to subscribe for more tutorials.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary focus of the Diels Alder reaction discussed in the introduction?

Breaking of a five-membered ring

Formation of a six-membered ring

Breaking of a six-membered ring

Formation of a five-membered ring

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In a Diels Alder reaction, what are the two main components that react?

Diene and alkane

Alkene and alkyne

Diene and dienophile

Alkene and alkane

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the role of a dienophile in a Diels Alder reaction?

It provides at least one pi bond

It provides a sigma bond

It provides a triple bond

It provides a single bond

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is always formed in a Diels Alder reaction?

A five-membered ring

A six-membered ring

A seven-membered ring

A four-membered ring

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of reaction is the Diels Alder reaction?

Radical reaction

Stepwise reaction

Substitution reaction

Concerted reaction

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is unique about using an alkyne as a dienophile in a Diels Alder reaction?

It loses all pi bonds

It forms a seven-membered ring

It forms a five-membered ring

It retains one pi bond

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to the pi bonds in a Diels Alder reaction involving an alkyne?

No pi bonds remain intact

Two pi bonds remain intact

All pi bonds are broken

One pi bond remains intact

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