title: Synthesis of unsymmetrically substituted 1,3-butadiynes and 1,3,5-hexatriynes via alkylidene carbenoid rearrangements.
abstract: Unsymmetrically substituted 1,3-butadiynes and 1,3,5-hexatriynes are synthesized in four steps from commercially available aldehydes or carboxylic acids. The key step in this process involves a Fritsch-Buttenberg-Wiechell rearrangement, in which an alkylidene carbenoid intermediate subsequently rearranges to the desired polyyne. This rearrangement proceeds under mild conditions, and it is tolerant of a range of functionalities. In general, the procedurally facile formation of the dibromoolefinic precursors, in combination with the effectiveness of the rearrangement step, makes this procedure an attractive alternative to traditional methods for di- and triyne synthesis that utilize palladium or copper catalysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton AB T6G 2G2, Canada.
authors.forename: Annabelle L K
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Shi Shun
authors.forename: Erin T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Chernick
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eisler
authors.forename: Rik R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Tykwinski