title: Synthesis of (E)-1,2-divinyl-1,2-diethynylethene (DVDEE) via the palladium-catalyzed reaction of conjugated diynes. A new building block for molecular scaffolding.
abstract: Conjugated diynes undergo dimerization in the presence of acetic acid and catalytic amounts of Pd(PPh3)4. The unprecedented reaction gives a novel chromophore containing the (E)-1,2-divinyl-1.2-diethynylethene (DVDEE) module, which is a potentially viable building block for acetylenic scaffolding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8578, Japan.
authors.forename: Drexel H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Camacho
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamamoto