Synthesis 2003(5): 0723-0727
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-38078
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A General and Convenient Synthesis of Highly Substituted Conjugated Trienynes

Iwona Maciągiewicz, Piotr Dybowski, Aleksandra Skowrońska*
Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, 90-363 Łódź , Sienkiewicza 112, Poland
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Received 2 January 2003
Publication Date:
21 March 2003 (online)

Abstract

A convenient synthesis of highly substituted, non-linear conjugated trienynes is described. Our strategy involves the reaction of readily available thiophosphates with sodium derivative of dienynes, in which new single and double carbon-carbon bonds are formed.