Dimerisation of aryl-substituted bicyclobutanes (BCBs): Revealing a new mode of 1,3-dipolar background reactivity
Werz, Daniel B.; George, Malini; Knyazev, Daniil A.; Świątek, Kamil; von Köller, Heinrich; Chemical Science  (2026) –; doi:10.1039/D6SC01258B

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 Dimerisation of aryl-substituted bicyclobutanes (BCBs): revealing a new
 mode of 1,3-dipolar background reactivity.
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