In the following practice problems, we will discuss the mechanisms of pericyclic reactions, including electrocyclic reactions and cycloaddition reactions. We will use orbital symmetry to predict whether reactions proceed through ring opening or ring closure and practice identifying the stereochemistry of the products. We will also look at Diels-Alder reactions, focusing on the endo and exo products and how to predict their stereochemistry based on orbital symmetry.
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