Figure 3.
(a) Design of a C2-symmetric trans-cyclooctene enabling directed tautomerization and enhanced elimination for fast and complete cleavage irrespective of the click orientation. (b) Synthesis of bis-axial and bis-equatorial C2TCO-diol (11) and overlay of schematic 13C NMR spectra of the separated and purified compounds, which indicate C2-symmetry of both isomers resulting from the rigid “crown” (or twist) conformation of the TCO core structure.