Abstract:
PROCESS OF CYCLOCOOLIGOMERIZATION OF TWO DIFFERENT CONJUGATED DIENES TO PRODUCE ALICYCLIC PRODUCTS HAVING AT LEAST 8 CARBON ATOMS IN THE RING, AT LEAST TWO LOCATIONS OF OLEFINIC UNSATURATION IN THE RING, AND AT LEAST ONE SUBSTITUENT PENDENT FROM THE RING, WHICH PROCESS CYCLOCOOLIGOMERIZES THE TWO DIFFERENT CONJUGATED DIENES IN CONTACT WITH A CARBONYL-FREE, ZERO VALENT NICKEL COMPOUND CATALYST. MANY OF THE NEW PRODUCTS THUS FORMED BY THIS PROCESS ARE DESCRIBED, CHARACTERIZED, AND CLAIMED.