Diels-alder Reaction
The objective is to react a dienophile in the form of maleic anhydride with a diene in the form of cyclopentadiene to produce a Diels-Alder product, cis-Norbornene-5,6-endo-dicarboxylic anhydride. The product will be formed as crystals through filtration and the melting point will be noted to determine purity as well as the percent yield.
