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Synfacts 2008(9): 0930-0930  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1078281
Synthesis of Materials and Unnatural Products
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Stitching Alkynes Together in Sequence

Contributor(s): Timothy M. Swager
K.-i. Kanno, E. Igarashi, L. Zhou, K. Nakajima, T. Takahashi*
Hokkaido University, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Sapporo, and Aichi University of Education, Kariya, Japan
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Publication Date:
22 August 2008 (online)

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Significance

The ability to stereospecifically and sequentially link multiple alkynes together into extended conjugated networks represents a versatile method for the synthesis of functional polyenes. The materials presented, although not intrinsically useful in their own right, serve as potential intermediates for the synthesis of chromo­phores and electroactive materials.