In a comprehen s ive stud y of th e cycli c, int er intramo lec ular mec hani s m in diene polymerization, a ll of th e co mpl e te ly Au or ina ted di e nes fro m C , to C. have been pre pared with a hi gh degree of purity. Al so pre pared were 4-c hl oro perAu oro-l ,6-hep tadie ne a nd pe rAu oro-l ,ll-dodeca di e ne, th e lall e r inadvf· rt e ntl y. Th e s uc(,ess ful s ynth eses in vo lved. in mos t ca~es. a te lom e rizat ion whi c h uti lized. as th e s ta rtin g m a te ri a l, 1,. l C I, CF,C FCI , or CF ,C F , . From these te lome rs, not only th e di e nes but many ne w interm e diat e co mpound s were pre pared ; th e y we re th e n purifi ed and c ha racterized. Th e c he mi s try of th ese co mpo und s, es pec ially that relat in g to th e ir po lyme ri za tio n, is bri e Ay di sc ussed.Key word s: Cyc li c int e r-intram olec ul a r mec han is m ; di e ne polym e rization; f1uorodi e nes; i nter~ediates; polym e riza ti on ; purity; sy nth es is; te lomerizat ion.