2-Pyridyldimethylsilyl as a Removable Hydrophilic Group in Aqueous Diels-Alder Reactions This work was supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports, and Culture, Japan, and in part by the Mitsubishi Foundation. We thank Professor Kazunari Akiyoshi (Kyoto University) for assistance with dynamic light-scattering experiments and fruitful discussions. Professor Susumu Yoshikawa and Professor Masahiro Kinoshita (Kyoto University) are gratefully acknowledged for critical discussions.
Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University Yoshida, Kyoto 606-8501 (Japan).
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Itami
Toshiki
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Nokami
Jun-ichi
Yoshida Ji