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Cyclophanes
O 0450 Synthesis and Structures of [2.n]Metacyclophane-1,2-diones. — A convenient
04- 043 method for the preparation of [2.n]MCP-1-enes (V) and [2.n]MCP-1,2-dioles (VI) by
a McMurry cyclization is developed. Compounds (VI) are converted to the correspond-
ing 1,2-diones (VII) by Albright—Goldman oxidation. — (SAISYO, T.; SHIINO, M.;
SHIMIZU, T.; PAUDEL, A.; YAMATO*, T.; J. Chem. Res. 2008, 8, 479-483; Dep.
Appl. Chem., Fac. Sci. Eng., Saga Univ., Honjo, Saga 840, Japan; Eng.) —
H. Toeppel

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