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. 2019 Nov 15;15:2767–2773. doi: 10.3762/bjoc.15.268

Scheme 1.

Scheme 1

Cage formation of overcrowded alkene switches E/Z-1 and their isomerization behavior. Note that the intermediate unstable E-1 is not shown; due to the low barrier of thermal helix inversion and therefore fast isomerization to the corresponding stable isomer.