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A titanocene-catalyzed multicomponent coupling to provide diarylethynyl methanes is described. By combining the multifunctionality of Cp(2)TiCl(2) with the traceless dielectrophilicity of aryl aldehydes, all-carbon tertiary centers are obtained in 55-99% yield.
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