Chapter 28: Q41P (page 1239)
If isomer A is heated to about 100 °C, a mixture of isomers A and B is formed. Explain why there is no trace of isomer C or D.

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Under thermal conditions, the conrotatory product is major.
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Chapter 28: Q41P (page 1239)
If isomer A is heated to about 100 °C, a mixture of isomers A and B is formed. Explain why there is no trace of isomer C or D.

Under thermal conditions, the conrotatory product is major.
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Explain why compound A will not undergo a ring-opening reaction under thermal conditions, but compound B will.

Draw the product formed when each of the following compounds undergoes an electrocyclic reaction
a. under thermal conditions.
b. under photochemical conditions.

A student found that heating any one of the isomers shown here resulted in scrambling of the deuterium to all three positions on the five-membered ring. Propose a mechanism to account for this observation.

Problem:Give a molecular orbital description for each of the following:
a. 1,3-pentadiene b. 1,4-pentadiene c. 1,3,5-heptatriene d. 1,3,5,8-nonatetraene
Draw the product of each of the following sigmatropic rearrangements:


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