Royal Society of Chemistry, Chemical Science, 37(11), p. 10175-10179, 2020
DOI: 10.1039/d0sc03216f
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Two novel reagents were developed to direct formation of allyliccis-cyclooctene (CCO) ethers, followed by photochemical isomerization to obtaintrans-cyclooctene (TCO) ethers. The method was used to cage a bio-active carbohydrate.