Wagner-Jauregg reaction
Template:Short description The Wagner-Jauregg reaction is a classic organic reaction in organic chemistry, named after Template:Ill (son of Julius Wagner-Jauregg), describing the double Diels–Alder reaction of 2 equivalents of maleic anhydride with a 1,1-diarylethylene. After aromatization of the bis-adduct, the ultimate reaction product is a naphthalene compound with one phenyl substituent.[1][2]
The reaction is unusual in that the anhydride reacts with the aromatic ring. The presence of the additional alpha-phenyl group on the phenylethene (the styryl group) activates the styryl for a Diels–Alder reaction even at the expense of its aromaticity. In contrast, unactivated styrene reacts instead at the alkene alone via a linear polymerization reaction. Styrene maleic anhydride copolymer is formed, retaining the aromaticity of the styrene.
The Diels–Alder product can be re-aromatized using elemental sulfur at high temperature, followed by a second rearomatization by decarboxylation with barium hydroxide and copper:[3]
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