“…o-TolNiCl(PMe 3 ) 2 , 1 1,2-bis((S)-sec-butoxymethyl)-4,5-diisocyano-3,6-dimethylben--zene (Qa), 2 1,2-diisocyano-3,6-dimethyl-4,5-bis((S)-2-methylbutoxy)benzene (Qb), 3 1,2-diisocyano-3,6-dimethyl-4,5-bis((((S)-octan-2-yl)oxy)methyl)benzene (Qc), 4 1,2-di--isocyano-3,6-dimethyl-4,5-bis((((S)-octan-3-yl)oxy)methyl)benzene (Qd), 4 1,2-di--butoxy-4,5-diisocyano-3,6-dimethylbenzene (Q2), 5 1,2-diisocyano-3,6-dimethyl-4,5bis(propoxymethyl)benzene (Q3), 6 and (2',3'-diisocyano-4'-methyl-[1,1'-biphenyl]-2yl)diphenylphosphine sulfide (Qp), 7 1a(100), 8 1b(100), 8 1c(100), 8 1d(100), 8 2a(5/100), 9 2d(5/100), 9 3a(5/100), 9 3d(/100), 9 3d(2.5/97.5), 9 3d(5/95), 9 3d(7.5/92.5), 9 3d(10/90), 9 evaporated. The residue was subjected to preparative GPC to give 2b as a beige solid (29.4 mg, 93%).…”