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30.2 Electrocyclic Reactions

The best way to understand how orbital symmetry affects pericyclic reactions is to look at some examples. Let’s look first at a group of polyene rearrangements called electrocyclic reactions. An elect

1. The best way to understand how orbital symmetry affects peri

The best way to understand how orbital symmetry affects peri

2. A similar result is obtained for the thermal electrocyclic r

A similar result is obtained for the thermal electrocyclic r

3. For a bond to form, the outermost π lobes must rotate so tha

For a bond to form, the outermost π lobes must rotate so tha

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