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Fusing rings: A new synthesis of the bowl-shaped hydrocarbon tribenzotriquinacene is presented (see scheme). The synthesis allows easy access to ortho-functionalized and C3-chiral derivatives that are attractive for supramolecular chemistry and asymmetric catalysis.
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