Diphenylbutadiyne is the
organic compound
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with the formula (C
6H
5C
2)
2. It is a common
diyne. It is the product of the
coupling
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of
phenylacetylene
Phenylacetylene is an alkyne hydrocarbon containing a phenyl group. It exists as a colorless, viscous liquid. In research, it is sometimes used as an analog for acetylene; being a liquid, it is easier to handle than acetylene gas.
Preparation
I ...
often with copper reagents., but a variety of methods have been developed.
Diphenylbutadiyne forms a variety of
metal-alkyne complexes. One example is the
organonickel complex (C
5H
5Ni)
4C
4(C
6H
5)
2.
[{{cite journal , doi=10.1107/S0365110X65001226, title=Crystal Data for Some Dicyclopentadienyldinickel Alkyne Compounds, year=1965, last1=Mills, first1=O. S., last2=Shaw, first2=B. W., journal=Acta Crystallographica, volume=18, issue=3, page=562]
References
Conjugated diynes
Phenyl compounds
Alkyne derivatives