Tetrahedron Letters VoI, 21, pp ?I11 - 3112 OPermmon Press Ltd. 1980. Printed in Great Britain ... SYNTHESIS OF &ALKYL-I-TRIMETHYLSILYLBUTA-I,+DIYNES ... University Chemical L&oratory, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 lEW, UK, ... Sumnaar]l: Lithium trimethylsilylbutadiyne (2) is alkylated hy primary alkyl halides in TEES-HMPA or via the ethylenediamine complex (4) in TRF-DM80 to give the title compounds (3) in good yield. ... We have previously ...