G. Mohammadi Ziarani - Department of Chemistry, Faculty of physics and Chemistry, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
Soheila Afsharnia - Department of Chemistry, Faculty of physics and Chemistry, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
alireza badiei - School of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Negar Lashgari - Department of Chemistry, Faculty of physics and Chemistry, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran

In this study, the application of the Diels-Alder cycloaddition reactions between methyl acrylate and cyclopentadiene has been studied using a silica-supported catalyst with various concentrations of Zn۲+ ion (Silica@Zn+۲) as Lewis acid catalyst without using the solvent. The effective role of silanol groups in increasing stereoselectivities of products was also studied.

Diels-Alder reaction, Silica support, Cyclopentadiene, Methylacrylate, Silica@Zn+۲