... AN UNUSUAL ONE STEP SYNTHESIS OF ACETYLENES it Pradeep G.Karmarkar, Alka A. Thakar and Murzban S.Wadia Department of Chemistry, University of Poona, Pune 411 007, India Substituted nitrostyrenes on reaction with H202/NEt3 give 1,2 diaryl acetylenes in --\ 30 % yield. Nitro olefins have been converted) to epoxy nitro compounds by reaction with H202/ OH. ...