Abstract
Bis(trimethylsilyl)-terminated C,C-diacetylenic phosphaalkene was prepared from Mes*PCl2 and a propargylic Grignard reagent that in turn was formed from 3-bromo-1,5-bis(trimethylsilyl)penta-1,4-diyne and Rieke-Mg.
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Acknowledgments
This work was supported by the Göran Gustafsson Foundation, COST action 0802 PhoSciNet and Uppsala University through the U3MEC molecular electronics priority initiative.