Diels's Nobel Prize-winning work contributed to which global event?
World War I
Post-World War II rebuilding
Great Depression
World War II effort
Answer
World War II effort: Otto Diels's Nobel Prize-winning research on diene synthesis played a pivotal role in the development of synthetic rubber, which proved essential for the Allied forces during World War II. Natural rubber supplies were disrupted due to Japanese control over rubber-producing regions in Southeast Asia, necessitating the mass production of synthetic alternatives.
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What is a diene, essential to the Diels–Alder reaction?
The Diels–Alder reaction helped in the commercial production of what form of rubber?
The Diels–Alder reaction involves a diene and what other type of molecule?
At which university did Diels retire?
What type of molecule does the Diels–Alder reaction commonly produce?
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