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The Diels-Alder reaction of 3,4-annulated 2,5-bis(trimethylsilyl)cyclo
pentadienones provided stereoselectively the endo products. Consecutiv
e [4+2] and photochemical [2+2] cycloaddition with p-benzoquinone affo
rded the hexacyclic cage compound 11.