Abstract
The phosphonium salts with sterically hindered cation and noncoordinating anion can be used as phase-transfer reagent in the Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction allowing copper- and amine-free protocol. The reactions proceed under mild conditions with good yields.
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Acknowledgments
The authors would like to acknowledge FASIE (r/16815) and IVF RT for financial support.