“…Dicylopentadiene (95%), sodium hydride (60 wt % in paraffin oil), propargyl bromide (80% in toluene), 18‐crown‐6 (99%), potassium carbonate (99%), sodium azide (99.5%), N , N ‐diisopropylethylamine (DIPEA, 99%), 4,4′‐dihydroxybenzophenone (99%), iodo (triethylphosphite) copper(I) (97%), anhydrous tetrahydrofuran (THF, 99.9%), potassium hydroxide (85%), propargyl alcohol (99%), acetylene dicarboxylic acid (95%), but‐2‐yne‐1,4‐diol diacetate (95%), N , N′ ‐dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (99%), 4‐dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP, 99%), and 1,2‐dibromoethane (98%) were purchased from Aldrich and used as received. 2,5‐Norbornadiene‐2,3‐dicarboxylic acid 1 , 2,5‐norbornadiene‐2,3‐dimethylacetate 3 , 2,5‐norbornadiene‐2,3‐diol 4 , and aromatic diazides 6–9 , were prepared according to previously reported methods.…”