Adrian Mulholland
Molecular Structure and Bonding
p Electrons in Conjugated Organic Molecules
The Woodward-Hoffmann Rules and Cycloaddition
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Pericyclic reactions
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Cycloaddition reactions
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The principles of orbital symmetry conservation in chemical
reactions.
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The cycloaddition of 2 ethenes to form cyclobutane.
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Symmetries to the MOs of reactants and products
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Introduction to correlation diagrams and how they explain
reactivity
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Symmetry ‘allowed’ and ‘forbidden’ reactions
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The Diels-Alder Reaction
F.A. Carroll ‘Structure and Mechanism in
Organic Chemistry’, pg. 746-755