DIENE PREPARATION AND ADDITION REACTIONS
Introduction
Introduction
This page focuses on reactions that prepare dienes and add to dienes. The Diels-Alder reaction also uses a diene and is discussed on this page.
Reactions
Reactions
Preparation of Dienes
Preparation of Dienes
You may prepare dienes from dihalides (start of mechanism) or from allylic halides (intermediate)
Electrophilic Addition
Electrophilic Addition
Addition of HBr to 2-methylcyclohex-1,3-diene. HCl may also be used,
