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[reaction: see text]. The reactions of aryl aldehydes with 2 equiv of arylacetylenes in the presence of boron trichloride yield (E,Z)-1,3,5-triaryl-1,5-dichloro-1,4-pentadienes. Reactions carried out in the presence of boron tribromide generate the corresponding (Z,Z)-1,3,5-triaryl-1,5-dibromo-1,4-pentadienes.
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Kabalka et al. (2002) studied this question.
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