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For questions concerning all aspects of pericyclic reactions, their use in synthesis, and the orbital analyses used to describe them.

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Pericyclic Reaction

PhMe is methylbenzene, better known as toluene. Toluene is a very common nonpolar, organic solvent. As a simple aromatic solvent, it is preferred over benzene, which is known to be carcinogenic. In …
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Can the Smirnov-Zamkow reaction be described as a pericyclic process?

I was going to write a comment, but I think this is good enough for an answer. The issue that symmetry rules forbid a [2+2] thermal cycloaddition if the addition is suprafacial-suprafacial. However, …
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Claisen rearrangement in substituted ring

First, consider if this reaction reversible? If so, we'll just form the thermodynamically favorable product. But the temporarily breaking of aromaticity and tautomerization to reform aromaticity sugge …
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