Chemistry
Dicyclopentadiene was cracked by distillation to form cyclopentadiene. This is because cyclopentadiene is very reactive, so it can react with itself at room temperature in a Diels-alder reaction and reforms dicyclopentadiene (reversible reaction). is this right?
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No, this is not correct. Dicyclopentadiene is cracked by thermal cracking, not distillation. Thermal cracking is a process in which higher molecular weight hydrocarbons are broken down into lower molecular weight hydrocarbons by heating them at high temperature and pressure in the presence of a catalyst. The products of this reaction include cyclopentadiene, along with other products such as ethylene and propylene.
