An elusive thermal [2 + 2] cycloaddition driven by visible light photocatalysis: tapping into strain to access C2-symmetric tricyclic rings.
Singh, Kamaljeet; Trinh, Winston; Latifi, Reza; Weaver, Jimmie D.; Organic & biomolecular chemistry 17 (2019) 1854–1861; doi:10.1039/c8ob01273c

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 An elusive thermal [2 + 2] cycloaddition driven by visible light
 photocatalysis: tapping into strain to access C2-symmetric tricyclic
 rings.
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(5aS,5bS,10aS,10bS)-5a,5b-di(pyridin-2-yl)tetradecahydrocyclobuta[1,2:3,4]di[7]annulene
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2017-12-29 deposited with the CCDC.
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1. Fixed Uiso
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2.b Secondary CH2 refined with riding coordinates:
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2.c Aromatic/amide H refined with riding coordinates:
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