Dimerization of Cyclopentadiene via Diels–Alder Reaction Documented by Refrachor (F)

Sanjeev Rachuru¹ and V. Jagannadham^2,

¹Department of Chemistry, St. Ann's College for Women, Mehdipatnam Hyderabad, Telangana-500028

²Department of Chemistry, Osmania University, Hyderabad-500007, India

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Sanjeev Rachuru and V. Jagannadham. Dimerization of Cyclopentadiene via Diels–Alder Reaction Documented by Refrachor (F). World Journal of Chemical Education. 2026; 14(4):58-60. doi: 10.12691/wjce-14-4-1

Abstract

Cyclopentadiene is a five membered cyclic organic compound with molecular formula C5H6 abbreviated as CpH. The pKa of CpH is 15. It is probably known world strongest carbon acid after Fluoradene (pK_a is 11.0 in DMSO, ref. 17) with only carbon-hydrogen framework without any hetero atoms. It is highly reactive diene, and dienophile can undergo dimerization via Diels–Alder Reaction to dicyclopentadiene (DCPD). In the present work we have tried to characterize the percentage mole fraction of the dimerization product by a physical constant Refrachor (F).

Keywords:
Cyclopentadiene Refrachor Diels–Alder Reaction Dimerization

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