Iron-catalyzed [2+2] oligomerization of butadiene. (IMAGE)

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Iron-catalyzed [2+2] oligomerization of butadiene.

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Iron-catalyzed [2+2] oligomerization of butadiene produces (1,n'-divinyl)oligocyclobutane, a new polymer that can be chemically recycled.

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Figure by Jonathan Darmon of the Princeton University Department of Chemistry.

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