• For cyanation with CuCN in the presence of TMS chloride and NaI, see: Tetrahedron Lett., 34, 591 (1993).
• For conversion to the Grignard with ethylmagnesium bromide, and subsequent Cu-catalyzed coupling with allyl bromide, see: Org. Synth. Coll., 6, 925 (1988).
• For preparation of the cuprate and references for coupling with aryl halides to give diarylacetylenes, see: Org. Synth. Coll., 6, 916 (1988).
• Glaser oxidative coupling by Cu(OAc)2 in pyridine gives diphenylbuta-1,3-diyne: Org. Synth. Coll., 5, 499 (1973).
• Dimetallation can be accomplished with a 2:1 molar mixture of n-BuLi and KO-t-Bu in THF, the second metallation occurring specifically at the ortho-position. Thus, the bis(TMS)-derivative can be prepared in excellent yield: J. Org. Chem., 55, 1311 (1990).
• Conversion to the 1-bromoalkyne has been described: Org. Synth. Coll., 5, 921 (1973). For an improved phase-transfer method, using NaBr/NaOCl, see: J. Org. Chem., 57, 4555 (1992).