Q. In which of the below reaction do we find $\alpha,\beta$- unsaturated carbonyl compounds undergoing a ring closure reaction with conjugated dienes?
A) Perkin reaction
B) Diels-Alder reaction
C) Claisen rearrangement
D) Hofmann reaction
Explanation
(b)
The addition of $\alpha,\beta$-unsaturated carbonyl compound, with conjugated diene is called Diel’s-Alder reaction.
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