Resumen de Synthesis of a 7-Oxanorbornene Monomer:: A Two-Step Sequence Preparation for the Organic Laboratory

Marcia B. France, Lisa T. Alty, T. Markley Earl

• The Diels-Alder reaction and solvolysis of an anhydride accompanied by Fischer esterification. Both of these steps produce crystals in a dramatic manner that catches the students' attention. This sequence can stand on its own as part of an organic laboratory, or the product can be utilized as a monomer for ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) studies.