
Alysson B. answered 07/17/23
PhD Chemistry, BS & MS in Chemistry. 5+ years of experience.
A Diels-Alder reaction requires a conjugated diene and a dienophile. 1,3-Butaniene in this case would be the conjugated diene, however, propanol is not a dienophile, and therefore a Diels-Alder reaction would not occur.