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Diels-Alder reaction

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The cycloaddition reaction between a conjugated diene and an alkene to form a cyclohexene ring.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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History

Etymology

First described in 1928 by Otto Paul Hermann Diels and Kurt Alder.

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4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 狄爾斯-阿爾德反應 /狄尔斯-阿尔德反应 (Dí'ěrsī-Ā'ěrdé fǎnyìng) — cycloaddition reaction between a conjugated diene and an alkene
  • German: Diels-Alder-Reaktion — cycloaddition reaction between a conjugated diene and an alkene
  • Hungarian: Diels–Alder-reakció — cycloaddition reaction between a conjugated diene and an alkene
  • Vietnamese: phản ứng Diels-Alder — cycloaddition reaction between a conjugated diene and an alkene