For over five decades, conjugated polyynes have been challenging synthetic targets that have captured the interest of chemists working to develop innovative synthetic methods, new biologically active molecules, and improved molecular materials.[1, 2] Within the last decade, synthetic efforts toward polyynes have enjoyed a resurgence, driven in many cases by the possible applications of such molecules as molecular wires and new optical ...
[Bowling, Nathan P.; Burrmann, Nicola J.; Halter, Robert J.; Hodges, Jonathan A.; McMahon, Robert J. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2010 , vol. 75, # 19 p. 6382 - 6390]