SYNTHESIS AND DETERMINATION OF APPLICATIONS OF DICYCLOHEXYLCYCLOPENTADIENE
The synthesis of dicyclohexylcyclopentadiene based on the reaction of alkylation of cyclopentadiene with cyclohexyl alcohol in the presence of an alkaline catalyst was carried out. A mechanism for the reaction of alkylation of cyclopentadiene with alicyclic alcohols is proposed using the example of cyclohexyl alcohol. It is shown that the reaction proceeds in several stages, the main of which is the stage of formation of the pseudoaromatic system of cyclopentadienyl anion. It has been established that the catalyst for the reaction, potassium hydroxide, promotes the formation of a pseudoaromatic complex and acts as a medium and a catalyst. The synthesized alkyl-substituted cyclopentadiene was used as an active diene in the Diels-Alder reaction with maleic acid monoesters.