“…Comparison of this spectrum with that of neutral 3 in THF-t/g (6.49 (s, He), 6.41 (d ,J= 12 Hz, Hc), 5.92 (dd, J = 12 and 2 Hz, Hb), and 5.80 (d, J = 2 Hz, Ha)) reveals the benzenoid protons to be downfield shifted ( = -0.18 ppm) but Ha-Hc to be substantially shielded ( = +0.87, 0.99, and 0.84-1.07 ppm, respectively). These characteristics differ from those observed for benzo-COT11 (5, 6TMSTHF"ds 7.13 (dd, 2, Hf), 5 6…”