title: NMR and computational studies of the chemical reduction of [2.2]paracyclophane: formation of dianionic p-xylenyl oligomers.
abstract: Reaction of [2.2]paracyclophane with K/Na alloy in THF gives a p-xylylenyl dianion together with its dimer and trimer which are relatively stable at low temperatures; at ambient temperatures further polymerization takes place.
authors.affiliation: COE Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan. igridnev@mail.cc.tohoku.ac.jp
authors.forename: Ilya D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Gridnev
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pichierri