Diiodobutadiyne (1,4-diiodobuta-1,3-diyne) is a small molecule related to

diacetylene Diacetylene (also known as butadiyne) is the organic compound with the formula C4H2. It is the simplest compound containing two triple bonds. It is first in the series of polyynes, which are of theoretical but not of practical interest. Occurr ...

. It is used in the creation of the polymer

poly(diiododiacetylene) PIDA, or poly(diiododiacetylene), is an organic polymer that has a polydiacetylene backbone. It is one of the simplest polydiacetylenes that has been synthesized, having only iodine atoms as side chains. It is created by 1,4 topochemical polymeriz ...

(PIDA) by undergoing 1,4 polymerization. 1,4-Diiodobuta-1,3-diyne is light sensitive and explosive if stored out of solution as a dry solid. It will undergo random 1,2 and 1,4 polymerization, as well as decomposition in solution if kept over an extended period of time, having a half life of just about two weeks.

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{{reflist Conjugated diynes Organoiodides