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. 2020 Nov 25;120(24):13480–13544. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c00672

Figure 89.

Figure 89

Knoevenagel condensation of an aromatic aldehyde with Meldrum’s acid in cage 6 showing the structure of the cage-stabilized anionic intermediates formed during the reaction, which then undergo dehydration in the hydrophobic cavity.347