Green Chemistry

Solvent-free Diels–Alder reactions of in situ generated cyclopentadiene

D Huertas, M Florscher, V Dragojlovic

Index: Huertas, David; Florscher, Melinda; Dragojlovic, Veljko Green Chemistry, 2009 , vol. 11, # 1 p. 91 - 95

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Abstract

A solvent-free Diels–Alder reaction was carried out by heating a mixture of dicyclopentadiene and a dienophile. Cyclopentadiene, formed in situ, reacted with the dienophile in a thermodynamically controlled reaction. Besides being solvent-free, the described procedure allows for almost complete utilization of dicyclopentadiene and avoids handling of noxious and hazardous cyclopentadiene. The reaction worked well with ...