Journal of the American Chemical Society

Structures of the Adducts of Cyclopentadiene and Methacrylic Acid and Some of its Derivatives1

JS Meek, WB Trapp

Index: Meek; Trapp Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1957 , vol. 79, p. 3909,3911

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Citation Number: 23

Abstract

The condensation of methacrylic acid and some of its derivatives with cyclopentadiene was studied in an effort to ascertain whether the methyl group or the negative group such as the carboxyl would be in the endo position in the major adduct. It was found that the carboxyl and the amide group showed a preference for the em position. The aldehyde group showed an increasing tendency to prefer the endo position with longer reaction times and higher ...