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Arylnitroso dienophiles exist in equilibrium with their dimeric counterparts, which in turn form stable bidentate complexes with scandium(III) triflate and react with cyclohexadiene to give the corresponding Diels-Alder adduct at the same rate as the normal thermal process.
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