... REACTIVITY OF (3-CHLORO-METHYLENECYCLOALKYL)PALLADIUM CHLORIDE DIMERS: PDLLYL CLEAVAGE, SYNTHESIS OF (-13-METHYLTRIDECANOLIDE. William A. Donaldson* and Barbara S. Taylor Department of Chemistry, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233 SUMMARY: The reactions of the title compounds under cleavage conditions affords the corresponding cycloalkenes as the major product. ...