please help me:(

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I'll give it a shot...anybody correct me if this is incorrect:

For the first one...

Adding HClO4 to an alkene R-C=C-R will give you a secondary alcohol. So, HClO4 plus cyclohexadiene gives you cyclopentanol. As far as the DAT goes, you probably won't need to know the mechanism there. Next, The cyclohexanol and the formic acid react to make the final ester. The mechanism of this reaction involves the alcohol, as a nucleophile, attacking the carbonyl carbon of the formic acid and

The next one...

When you see a peroxide, it usually indicates a radical addition. This reaction is a polymerization where the di-t-butyl peroxide is a radical initiator. Not sure about the mechanism though. hope this helps.
 
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