Effect of pressure on the rate of the Diels-Alder reaction of diethyl azodicarboxylate with 9,10-dimethylanthracene

Abstract

The enthalpy, entropy, and volume of activation and volume of the Diels-Alder reaction of diethyl azodicarboxylate with 9,10-dimethylanthracene in 1,2-dichloroethane have been determined. Possible factors responsible for the sharp difference between the volumes of activation and reaction are considered. © 2014 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.