Tetrahedron letters

The simplest approach to prepare solutions of polyynes in hydrocarbons

F Cataldo

Index: Cataldo, Franco Tetrahedron Letters, 2005 , vol. 46, # 21 p. 3665 - 3667

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Abstract

Polyynes solutions having as main components C6H2 and C8H2 can be prepared in hydrocarbon solvents by hydrolyzing calcium carbide in an NH4Cl aqueous solution containing Cu (I)/Cu (II) salts. The polyynes are released into a hydrocarbon solvent by