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. 2019 Apr 18;7:263. doi: 10.3389/fchem.2019.00263

Table 8.

Comparison of solvents in [2+2] cascade formation of dienes (Eyckens et al., 2016a).

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Entry Solvent Time (h) Temp. (°C) Yield (%)a
1 CHCl3 6 r.t. <5
2 5.0 M LPDE 6 r.t. ~20
3 [Li(G3)]TFSI 6 r.t. 56
4 [Li(G4)]TFSI 6 r.t. 41
6b [Li(G3)]TFSI 6 r.t. 60
7 [Li(G3)]TFSI 6c 80 70
a

Isolated yield.

b

Activated molecular sieves (100 mg) were used throughout the reaction.

c

The reaction mixture was heated for the finally hour of the specified time.