0022-3263/82/1941-4310 $01.25/0 accessible, attention has focused so far on their synthesis and not on their chemistry. Aside from catalytic hydrogenation, 2 the only exception is the recent elegant work of Williams and LeGoff, 6 who used 1 and related compounds as precursors for novel macrocyclic polyketones. We have been exploring the use of bisaryne equivalents in the synthesis of novel compounds, 7 particularly through ...
