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Do the following electrocyclic reactions take place in a conrotatory or disrotatory
Chapter 30, Problem 30(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Do the following electrocyclic reactions take place in a conrotatory or disrotatory manner? Under what conditions, thermal or photochemical, would you carry out each reaction?
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QUESTION:
Do the following electrocyclic reactions take place in a conrotatory or disrotatory manner? Under what conditions, thermal or photochemical, would you carry out each reaction?
ANSWER:Step 1 of 3
Ring Opening Cyclization Reaction:
Electrocyclic reactions can take place in two manners. The first one is a ring-opening cyclization reaction and the second one is a ring-closing cyclization reaction. These are the unimolecular reactions that may happen in thermal or photochemical conditions.