Palladium-catalyzed oxidative homocoupling of terminalacetylenes, in air, occurred in the presence of 1-(2-pyridylethynyl)-2-(2-thienylethynyl)benzene as ligand, affording the corresponding conjugated diynes.
In the presence of 1-(2-pyridylethynyl)-2-(2-thienylethynyl)benzene as a ligand, the direct synthesis of alkynones has accomplished by a Pd-catalyzed coupling reaction of acid chlorides with terminal acetylenes under mild conditions.