Orbital and state correlation diagrams predict the stereochemical course of pericyclic ring-closure.

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Is it true that orbital and state correlation diagrams predict the stereochemical course of pericyclic ring-closure?

Yes. Orbital and state correlation diagrams successfully predict the stereochemical course of pericyclic ring-closure reactions, forming the basis of the Woodward-Hoffmann rules.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 2 sources for, 0 against · Last checked 6 Aug 2026

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Papers 1 and 3 directly establish that orbital symmetry rules and correlation diagrams are used to predict and explain the stereochemical outcomes of electrocyclic and pericyclic reactions.

Evidence for · 2

Woodward-Hoffmann's Stereochemistry of Electrocyclic Reactions: From Day 1 to the JACS Receipt Date (May 5, 1964 to November 30, 1964).

2015

The paper details how orbital calculations and symmetry arguments successfully explained and predicted the stereochemistry of electrocyclic reactions.

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JI, S. (2015). Woodward-Hoffmann's Stereochemistry of Electrocyclic Reactions: From Day 1 to the JACS Receipt Date (May 5, 1964 to November 30, 1964).. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.5b01792

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A 21st Century View of Allowed and Forbidden Electrocyclic Reactions.

2024

The study confirms that correlation diagrams and frontier molecular orbital theory explain the stereoselectivity of pericyclic electrocyclizations.

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Q, Z., G, K., I, G., R, H., JI, S., & KN, H. (2024). A 21st Century View of Allowed and Forbidden Electrocyclic Reactions.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.3c02103

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