title: Combining furan annulation, heck reaction, and Sonogashira coupling for the synthesis of oligoaryls.
abstract: [structure: see text] A variety of benzene-furan-alkene/alkyne conjugated oligomers of precise length and constitution were synthesized iteratively by combining furan annulation, Heck reaction, and Sonogashira coupling.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 106, and Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan 115.
authors.forename: Ching-Yuan
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Tien-Yau
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Luh