[reactions: see text] We show the use of arene-chromium tricarbonyl complexes in intra- and intermolecular Pauson-Khand reactions. Both styrene and ethynylbenzene complexes react with alkynes and olefins. The synthesis of enynes connected through chromium-complexed aromatic rings is developed. The intramolecular Pauson-Khand reaction occurs in a totally diastereoselective manner.

A general and practical method to synthesize 2-substituted benzofurans and indoles is described. This method employs easily accessible N-tosylhydrazones and o-hydroxy or o-amino phenylacetylenes as substrates. The reaction proceeds through a CuBr-catalyzed coupling-allenylation-cyclization sequence under ligand-free conditions.

The ultraviolet photochemistry of vinylacetylene (C4H4) was studied under temperature and pressure conditions similar to Titan's atmosphere by exciting the molecule in a constrained expansion that opens into the ion source region of a time-of-flight mass spectrometer. The primary dissociation products detected by vacuum-ultraviolet ionization were found to be C4H3 and C4H2, in a ratio of 3-10 :...

The Pd-complex-catalyzed polymerization of 2,7-dibromo-9,9-dihexylfluorene, 2,5-dibromo-3-hexylthiophene, and 1,4-dibromo-2,5-dioctyloxybenzene with 3,5-diethynyl-4-methoxy[1,1';4',1'']terphenyl afforded poly(aryleneethynylene)s (PAEs), Polymer-1, Polymer-2, and Polymer-3, respectively; the Pd-complexcatalyzed polymerization of the same with 1,3-diethynylbenzene afforded PAEs, Polymer-4, Polyme...

This paper reports our initial efforts to integrate phenylacetylene-based conjugate pi-electron systems into hybrid semiconductive coordination networks, as part of the larger scheme to fully synergize organic functionalities and electronic properties in crystalline solid-state materials. On the basis of a well-established Pd-catalyzed procedure, ligands of 3,3',4,4'-tetrakis(methylthio)tolan (...

It is known that ammonium azides are both effective and convenient azidation agents, which are widely used in the syntheses of tetrazoles in media of aprotic dipolar solvents. However, until the present time, information about using these reagents for the synthesis of the 1,2,3-triazoles has been absent. In this case, alkali metal azides as well as trimethylsilyzide are the best known azidation...

In this work, we studied the processes of vinyl ester formation by addition benzoic acid to phenylacetylene in presence complex catalysts diacetate-di (2-amino-5-methylthio-1,3,4-thiadiazolo) cobalt(II) ([Co(C3H5N3S2)2(CH3COO)2] and tetrakis(2-amino-5-ethylthio-1,3,4-thiadiazole)-zinc(II) dinitrate ([Zn(C4H7S2)4](NO3)2): 1-phenylvinyl benzoate anti-Markovnikov coupling product - styryl were obt...