Students synthesize a wide range of different N-substituted maleimides for use as dienophiles.
Variable-temperature NMR is also applicable to these compounds. Molecular modeling software has been introduced in the organic laboratory course for students to examine the geometry of these adducts, precursors, and simplified model compounds, and to evaluate geometric parameters in structures that are optimized by semi-empirical and ab initio calculations. References are included with the article and can be accessed via its PDF file. Use of FT-NMR J. Chem. All rights reserved.