Jh. Rigby et al., Preparation of a resin-based chromium catalyst for effecting [6 pi+2 pi] cycloaddition reactions, ORG LETT, 2(24), 2000, pp. 3917-3919
A resin-based chromium catalyst for performing [6 pi + 2 pi] cycloaddition
reactions has been prepared from chloromethylated polystyrene, The catalyst
provides cycloadducts in yields comparable to the photochemical and therma
l versions of these transformations, and the process is effective with a wi
de range of 6 pi and 2 pi reaction partners.