(c) Diels-Alder reactions are a highly effective way to synthesisestereospecifically fused cyclic structures.(1) Using suitable diagrams, curly arrows and/or reaction schemes,explain why the reaction between cyclopentadiene and maleicanhydride favours formation of the endo product.(ii) If the reaction in part (i) were conducted using furan instead ofcyclopentadiene, what difference would you observe in theproduct/s, with respect to their stereochemistry? (No need to drawreaction mechanisms)(iii) Draw the stereospecific 3D structure of the product formed duringthe Diels-Alder reaction below. (No need to show the reactionmechanism)НeatBrBr(Figure Q11ciii)

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(a) Draw a Kekulé structure that shows how the reactive positions of anthracene are the ends of a diene, appropriate for a Diels–Alder reaction.(b) The Diels–Alder reaction of anthracene with maleic anhydride is a common organic lab experiment. Predict the product of this Diels–Alder reaction.
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2) The Diels-Alder reaction, developed by German chemists Otto Diels and Kurt Alder (who received the Nobel Prize in 1950 for their discovery), has great synthetic importance due to the possibility of forming an unsaturated six-membered cycle without involving intermediates ionic. About the reaction, answer: (a) Indicate the reagents necessary for the synthesis of the following compounds, indicating who is the diene and who is the dienophile.
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