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Reactions of TCNE with Isomeric 2,4-Hexadienes
O'Shea, Kevin E.,Foote, Christopher S.
, p. 841 - 844 (1990)
The reactivity of isomeric 2,4-hexadienes with tetracyanoethylene (TCNE) differ enormously, in the order E,E >> E,Z >> Z,Z.The inertness of the Z,Z isomer allows complete removal of the other isomers by formation of adducts.
Reaktivity of Substituted 1,3-Butadienes in Diels-Alder-Reactions
Ruecker, Christa,Lang, Dietrich,Sauer, Juergen,Friege, Henning,Sustmann, Reiner
, p. 1663 - 1690 (2007/10/02)
Kinetic data for the reaction of substituted 1,3-dienes with tetracyanoethylene (TCNE) and other dienophiles are interpreted in terms of the FMO-model.While the expectations are fulfilled qualitatively, the kinetic data cannot be correlated quantitatively.This shows that in Diels-Alder reactions besides HOMO-LUMO separation other factors play an important role, for instance the 1,4-distance in the diene and the conformational equilibrium cisoid transoid of the diene.The kinetic data are in accord with a one-step mechanism of the cycloaddition reaction.
