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Synfacts 2011(12): 1300-1300  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1289389
Synthesis of Materials and Unnatural Products
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One Step to Polyenes

Contributor(s): Timothy M. Swager
T.-C. Wu, J.-J. Chen, Y.-T. Wu*
National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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18 November 2011 (online)

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Significance

This method represents one of the most efficient methods to create functional tetraenes. The yields range from slightly under 20% to over 80%. The regiospecific nature of the reaction is noteworthy.