+
diene (1,3-butadiene)	+	dieneophile (ethene)

Mechanism
Electron movement arrows are red; bonds and atoms that are affected are blue. The colors have no impact on the structures or mechanisms; they are just there for clarity.

Other Examples

1,3-cyclopendiene reacts with itself		dimer product

	+
Anthracene	+	Maleic Anhydride

anthracene + maleic anhydride		9,10-dihydroanthracene-9,10-,-succinic acid anhydride

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