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Coming together at the ends: Bis(butadienylcyclopentadienyl) dichlorozirconium (1) undergoes dynamic topochemical reactions upon photolysis that eventually lead to the formation of ladderane derivative 2 and the organometallic cyclooctadiene derivative 3.
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