(Triethylsilyl)acetylene, a bulky trialkylsilyl-protected alkyne, undergoes Cadiot-Chodkiewicz cross-coupling reaction with various bromoalkynes to yield synthetically useful unsymmetrical diynes.
T 1481 (OTTO) (Triethylsilyl)acetylene, 97% Cas 1777-03-3 - used in the synthesis of triethylsilylethynyl anthradithiophenes, such as 2,8-dimethyl-5,11-bis(triethylsilylethynyl)ADT (ADT= anthradithiophene).