Chapter 16 - Conjugated Dienes

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Step 1

• Skim through the following sections of Klein-Starkey for an overview of conjugated dienes:
  • 16.1 Classes of Dienes
  • 16.2 Conjugated Dienes
  • 16.3 Molecular Orbital Theory (MO Theory will not be emphasized on final)
• Work through Conceptual Checkpoints 16.1 - 16.4
• Read Klein-Starkey sections
  • 16.4 Electrophilic Additions
  • 16.5 Thermodynamic/Kinetic Control
• Work through SkillBuilders 16.1, 16.2 (problems 16.6 - 16.11)
  

Conjugated Dienes - Part 1
26 minutes
skeleton notes pages 16-1 to 16-3

WorksheetCh16-1

Step 2

• Read Klein-Starkey 16.7 Diels-Alder Reaction
  
• Work through SkillBuilder 16.3 (problems 16.12 - 16.14) and Conceptual Checkpoints 16.15 - 16.18
• Suggested textbook problems: 16.30 - 16.40, 16.42 - 16.46, 16.49, 16.61 - 16.67
• Diels-Alder homework (submit to Gradescope) and answer key
  
  

Conjugated Dienes - Part 2
43 minutes
skeleton notes pages 16-4 to 16-8

WorksheetCh16-2

Supplemental Materials

• Examples of Colored Compounds
• Article on development of alternatives to synthetic food colorings
• Read on your own: Chemistry of color and vision (16.12, 16.13)
  FYI: 16.6 Pericyclic Reactions and 16.8 MO Description of Cycloadditions
  Skip sections: Other pericyclic reactions (16.9, 16.10), UV Spectroscopy (16.11)

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