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Synthesis 1988; 1988(5): 375-377
DOI: 10.1055/s-1988-27578
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Novel Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Diarylbutadiynes

Susan Adams Nye* , Kevin T. Potts
  • *Department of Chemistry, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12181, USA
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20 August 2002 (online)

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Terminal arylbutadiynes, derived from 6-aryl-3,5-hexadin-2-ols, undergo a ready palladium-catalyzed coupling with activated aryl halides in the presence of a phase transfer catalyst to unsymmetrical diarylbutadiynes, not easily available by other coupling procedures.