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Diels-Alder reactions of cyclopentadienones with aryl alkynes to form biaryl compounds.

Diels-Alder reactions of cyclopentadienones, to afford substituted biaryls, were studied using an expanded substrate base. Electron-withdrawing groups on the aryl alkyne dienophile facilitated the reaction, and these substrates gave better yields than those with electron-donating substituents. Steric effects were also found to be important, and o,o'-dimethylphenylacetylene gave much poorer yield of biaryl product.