Synlett 1990; 1990(4): 212-213
DOI: 10.1055/s-1990-21038
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Stepwise Construction of Conjugated Diacetylenic and Triacetylenic Esters

R. Alan Aitken* , Shirley Seth
  • *Department of Chemistry, University of St. Andrews, North Haugh, St. Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST, England
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08 March 2002 (online)

Thermal extrusion of Ph3PO from ß-oxo phosphorus ylides has been used to develop an iterative method for the construction of diacetylenic and triacetylenic esters, of interest as potential second harmonic gernerators for non-linear optics.