Comments on: HOMO and LUMO In the Diels Alder Reaction https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2018/03/23/molecular-orbitals-in-the-diels-alder-reaction/ Sun, 28 Jul 2024 06:14:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 By: C5H6 – DOCPEE https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2018/03/23/molecular-orbitals-in-the-diels-alder-reaction/#comment-701432 Sun, 28 Jul 2024 06:14:52 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=11439#comment-701432 […] [5] James Ashenhurst. HOMO and LUMO In the Diels Alder Reaction[EB/OL]. Master Organic Chemistry, (2023-02-07)[2024-07-28]. https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2018/03/23/molecular-orbitals-in-the-diels-alder-reaction/. […]

]]> By: James Ashenhurst https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2018/03/23/molecular-orbitals-in-the-diels-alder-reaction/#comment-660741 Thu, 06 Jul 2023 01:06:22 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=11439#comment-660741 In reply to Dimitris.

Hi Dimitris – I am very glad you found the article helpful! Best wishes with your studies! James

]]> By: Dimitris https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2018/03/23/molecular-orbitals-in-the-diels-alder-reaction/#comment-660729 Wed, 05 Jul 2023 23:02:14 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=11439#comment-660729 When I study for exams, I tend to detour from what I actually have to study and instead I dig in the things that don’t make enough sense to me, until they do. I was studying pericyclic reactions and HOMO/LUMO concept was a bit blurry, despite being able to predict the right answers. Then I landed on this article. Couldn’t be more thankful for the deeper understanding of the concept, thank you very much sir.

]]> By: Nilesh Kumar https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2018/03/23/molecular-orbitals-in-the-diels-alder-reaction/#comment-634379 Sun, 31 Jul 2022 09:15:50 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=11439#comment-634379 Hi James, thanks for this wonderful piece, wouldn’t have been more organized and to point if this article went unread. Thanks and only thanks. More power to you.

]]> By: James Ashenhurst https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2018/03/23/molecular-orbitals-in-the-diels-alder-reaction/#comment-600340 Fri, 30 Apr 2021 16:21:11 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=11439#comment-600340 In reply to Vaibhav Raj.

Great, glad you found it useful Vaibhav.

]]> By: Vaibhav Raj https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2018/03/23/molecular-orbitals-in-the-diels-alder-reaction/#comment-600306 Fri, 30 Apr 2021 06:59:41 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=11439#comment-600306 I couldn’t possibly thank you more. This is a wonderful article and helped me immensely in the understanding of pericyclic reactions.

]]> By: Gabriel https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2018/03/23/molecular-orbitals-in-the-diels-alder-reaction/#comment-530297 Sat, 31 Mar 2018 10:25:17 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=11439#comment-530297 Hi James, your posts have helped me a lot over my undergrad studies in organic chemistry! I have several questions: if we’re going to use the Woodward-Hoffman rules, how do we apply it for a 4+4 cycloaddition? I’m struggling to identify how (in a 4+4 of 2 butadiene molecules) one is either a suprafacial or anarafacial if i draw out one butadiene homo and one butadiene lumo!

Also, in your closing statements, the 14+2 example is very well used in my slides and a lot of texts, it how did they know it was antarafacial? I saw a diagram from Fleming’s book, and many other resources that just showed empty p orbitals linking antarafacially.

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