Table 3.
Results of the macrocyclization reactions.
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| Entry | n | Conditions | Catalyst (mol %) | GC Conversion (selectivity) [%] |
GC Yield [%] (E/Z) |
| 1 | 3 | active removal of ethylene | nG (0.3) | 77 (70) | 54 (2.9/1) |
| 2 | nG-I2 (0.3) | 98 (93) | 91 (3.1/1) | ||
| 3 | nG-SIPr (0.3) | 77 (90) | 69 (2.5/1) | ||
| 4 | nG-SIPr-I2 (0.3) | 90 (94) | 85 (2.3/1) | ||
| 5 | 3 | no active removal of ethylene | nG (0.3) | 5 (80) | 4 |
| 6 | nG-I2 (0.3) | 87 (89) | 77 (2.7/1) | ||
| 7 | nG-SIPr (0.3) | 8 (88) | 7 | ||
| 8 | nG-SIPr-I2 (0.3) | 7 (100) | 7 | ||
| 9 | 1 | active removal of ethylene | nG (0.2) | 72 (62) | 45 (8/1) |
| 10 | nG-I2 (0.2) | 99 (82) | 81 (8/1) | ||
| 11 | nG-SIPr (0.2) | 97 (68) | 66 (9/1) | ||
| 12 | nG-SIPr-I2 (0.2) | 98 (73) | 72 (6/1) | ||
| 13 | 1 | no active removal of ethylene | nG (0.2) | 8 (62) | 5 |
| 14 | nG-I2 (0.2) | 68 (84) | 57 (5/1) | ||
| 15 | nG-SIPr (0.2) | 5 (60) | 3 | ||
| 16 | nG-SIPr-I2 (0.2) | 6 (50) | 3 | ||