Royal Society of Chemistry, Catalysis Science & Technology, 21(6), p. 7708-7717
DOI: 10.1039/c6cy00933f
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Herein, we demonstrate a practical high yield preparation of large macrocyclic oligo(butadiene)s, preferably the C16 to C44 fraction, from commercial 1,4-polybutadiene by exploring intramolecular backbiting using a series of commercially available Ru catalysts.