Conjugated Systems & Dienes

Conjugation, 1,2- vs 1,4-addition, Diels-Alder reaction, MO theory, and UV-Vis spectroscopy

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🌈 Conjugated Systems & Dienes

Study conjugation stability, kinetic (1,2) vs thermodynamic (1,4) addition, Diels-Alder [4+2] cycloaddition, frontier molecular orbital theory, and UV-Vis spectroscopy.

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$2$ mol of $H_2$ reacts with $1$ mol of $O_2$ . How many grams of water are produced? Which is the limiting reagent? ( $2H_2 + O_2 \to 2H_2O$ )

2Determine the limiting reagent

3Calculate moles of product

4Convert moles to grams

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