title: Synthesis of tri- and tetraynes using a butadiynyl synthon.
abstract: Using a one-pot protocol, triynes and tetraynes are formed from the reaction of a dibromovinyl triflate and a terminal alkyne under palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Azyat
authors.forename: Eike
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jahnke
authors.forename: Trent
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rankin
authors.forename: Rik R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Tykwinski
mesh_terms: D053279:Polyynes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D053279:Polyynes