Hydrophobic effects are dominant over secondary orbital interactions for a simple Diels-Alder reaction in salt solutions.
[reaction: see text] The stereoselectivity ratios for a Diels-Alder reaction between cyclopentadiene with methyl trans-crotonate carried out in salt solutions demonstrate the dominance of hydrophobic effects over secondary orbital interactions.
Sarma
Diganta
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Physical Chemistry Division, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India.
Kumar
Anil
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