title: Liquid-assisted vortex grinding supports the single-step solid-state construction of a [2.2]paracyclophane.
abstract: We employ vortex grinding to generate a [2.2]paracyclophane in the organic solid state. The vortex grinding is aided with the addition of a small amount of liquid phase to facilitate topochemical [2 + 2] photodimerizations that generate the cyclophane stereoselectively and in up to quantitative yield. The use of the liquid phase increases the scope of the vortex method.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA. len-macgillivray@iowa.edu.
authors.forename: Jelena
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stojaković
authors.forename: Brian S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Farris
authors.forename: Leonard R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: MacGillivray