A mild and efficient method for the synthesis of mixed adducts of 1,4-bis-benzyne

Abstract

Unsymmetrical adducts of 1,4-bis-benzyne † have been prepared by the addition of dienes to monobenzynes generated sequentially from 1,2,4,5-tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)benzene.

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