The attempted dehydration of macrocyclic
α-ketols with the
Burgess reagent has resulted in the unexpected synthesis of carbamoylated,
bent para-phenylene units. The same reaction with
an acyclic analogue affords the intended dehydration product, indicating
that the change in reactivity is conformationally controlled and a
result of the bifunctional nature of the Burgess reagent.
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