Synthesis and Structure of 2,3-Bis(5-tert-butyl-2-methoxyphenyl)buta-1,3-diene by Bromine Elimination of (Z)-1,4-Dibromo-2,3-bis(5-tert-butyl-2-methoxyphenyl)-2-butene

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