We present herein an overview of our ongoing studies with dendralenes. The first synthetic routes to this fundamental family of compounds have revealed long-hidden secrets in hydrocarbon chemistry and set the scene for synthetic and materials chemistry applications.

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Demystifying the dendralenes
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Keywords: cycloadditions; dendralenes; domino reactions; hydrocarbons; organic synthesis; polycyclic compounds; polyenes
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International Conference on Organic Synthesis (ICOS-19), International Conference on Organic Synthesis, ICOS, Organic Synthesis, 19th, Melbourne, Australia, 2012-07-01–2012-07-06
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