title: Efficient synthesis of macrocyclic paracyclophanes by ring-closing metathesis dimerization and trimerization reactions.
abstract: Ring-closing metathesis reactions of para-disubstituted aromatic substrates produced macrocyclic [n.n]-, and [n.n.n]paracyclophanes efficiently through dimerization and trimerization reactions. Sufficiently long alkyl chains allowed direct monocyclizations to yield [n]paracyclophanes. A small library of paracyclophanes were generated by the combinatorial cross-metathesis approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, 120-749, Korea. jstae@yonsei.ac.kr
authors.forename: Jinsung
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tae
authors.forename: Young-Keun
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Yang