Maddali L. N. Rao, Sk Shamim Islam and Priyabrata Dasgupta
RSC Adv., 2015,5, 78090-78098
DOI:
10.1039/C5RA15705F,
Paper
A Pd/Ni-free copper-catalysed tandem synthesis was realized for rapid access to unsymmetrical 1,3-diynes from 1,1-dibromoalkenes and terminal alkynes. This method was extended to the straightforward synthesis of unsymmetrical 2,5-disubstituted thiophenes in a one-pot operation.