Recent progress in the leading synthetic applications of acetylene is discussed from the
prospect of rapid development and novel opportunities. A diversity of reactions involving the …

Calcium carbide, a stable solid compound composed of two atoms of carbon and one of
calcium, has proven its effectiveness in chemical synthesis, due to the safety and …

Abstract Acetylene, HC≡ CH, is one of the primary building blocks in synthetic organic and
industrial chemistry. Several highly valuable processes have been developed based on this …

A novel synthetic methodology for the preparation of 1, 3-disubstituted pyrazoles from in situ
generated nitrile imines and acetylene is reported. The reactions are performed in a simple …

The direct vinylation of an OH group in alcohols and phenols was carried out utilizing a
novel CaC2/KF solid acetylene reagent in a simple K2CO3/KOH/DMSO system. The …

An efficient method for the selective N‐monovinylation of primary aromatic amides using
calcium carbide as an alkyne source is described. A series of N‐vinylbenzamides …

In this work, a novel synthetic methodology for the one-pot preparation of isoxazoles directly
from the reaction of calcium carbide with aldoximes is reported. Calcium carbide acts as a …

Calcium carbide (CaC 2) is a sustainable source of acetylene which plays an important role
in organic synthesis due to its active triple bonds and terminal protons. Solid CaC 2 has …

We developed a simple and efficient strategy to access N-vinyl secondary amines of various
naturally occurring materials using readily available solid acetylene reagents (calcium …

The currently known methods for the preparation of vinyl ethers, vinyl sulfides and enamines
are analyzed and described systematically. The published data on the reactions of alcohols …