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Synlett 2002(4): 0544-0552
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-22697
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Modules for Acetylenic Scaffolding

Mogens Brøndsted Nielsen, François Diederich*
Laboratorium für Organische Chemie, ETH-Hönggerberg, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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Received 17 September 2001
Publication Date:
05 February 2007 (online)

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Abstract

Polyethynylated ethenes, allenes, butatrienes, ethanes, and methanes provide an outstanding library of versatile modular building blocks for carbon-rich acetylenic scaffolding, targeting one-, two-, and three-dimensional architectures. Many of these modules are today available from straightforward and high-yielding synthetic protocols.

  • 1 Introduction

  • 2 Polyethynylated Ethenes

  • 3 Polyethynylated Allenes

  • 4 Polyethynylated Butatrienes

  • 5 Polyethynylated Ethanes and Methanes

  • 6 Conclusions

Key words

polyethynylated allenes - polyethynylated alkanes - diethynylethene - tetraethynylethene - tetraethynylmethane

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