title: New syntheses of alkynes: a tale of serendipity and design.
abstract: The story behind the development of several new syntheses of alkynes is presented.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Synthèse Organique associé au CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, 91128 Palaiseau, France. zard@poly.polytechnique.fr
authors.forename: Samir Z
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Zard