(Phys.org)—The Diels-Alder reaction is a mainstay in organic chemistry. The reaction traditionally involves a diene and a dienophile. The diene has four carbons that are sp 2 hybridized to form pi ...

In a discovery that might come as a shock—or, at the very least, an electric shock—chemists have found that a properly oriented external electric field can nudge two reagents to hook up with one ...

First reported in 1928 by Otto Diels and Kurt Alder, the Diels-Alder reaction is one of the most relevant transformations in organic chemistry. Its capacity to generate six-membered rings enables the ...

RUDN-based researchers, together with Russian colleagues, have studied the Diels-Alder reaction in the derivatives of furan (a heterocyclic organic substance) and managed to reach 100 percent control ...

The search may be nearing an end for an enzyme that can catalyze one of chemistry’s most recognizable transformations—the Diels-Alder reaction (Nature, DOI: 10.1038/nature09981). A new study ...

The enantioselective Diels–Alder reaction stands as a cornerstone of modern synthetic chemistry, enabling the rapid construction of six-membered rings with controlled stereochemistry. By uniting a ...

Chiral benzannulated carbocyclic frameworks widely present in pharmaceuticals and natural products. The asymmetric Photoenolization/Diels–Alder (PEDA) reaction ...

The Diels-Alder reaction is the most iconic organic chemistry reaction. Scientists now report on exactly how this chemical reaction, discovered in 1928, occurs. In 1928, chemists Otto Diels and Kurt ...

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