Preparation of a resin-based chromium catalyst for effecting [6pi + 2pi] cycloaddition reactions.

[reaction: see text] A resin-based chromium catalyst for performing [6pi + 2pi] cycloaddition reactions has been prepared from chloromethylated polystyrene. The catalyst provides cycloadducts in yields comparable to the photochemical and thermal versions of these transformations, and the process is effective with a wide range of 6pi and 2pi reaction partners.