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The hitherto broadest tetrafunctionalized molecular ribbons (see below) have been synthesized by an iterative synthetic strategy. Such multiple biphenylophanes usually adopt a meander-type conformation and can be used as cyclization precursors in the synthesis of extended nanometer-size tube-shaped molecules.
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