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A modern take on pericyclic cycloaddition. Dimerisation of cis-butene

Monday, November 28th, 2011

The π2 + π2 cyclodimerisation of cis-butene is the simplest cycloaddition reaction with stereochemical implications. I here give it the same treatment as I did previously for electrocyclic pericyclic reactions.

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