“…Triyne 7 was achieved in good yield (71%) through a skipped alkyne synthesis by coupling propargyl bromide 8 with methyl 5-hexynoate 9. 17,18 A Z-stereoselective semireduction of triyne 7, was carried out via a modified Boland protocol using Zn(Cu/Ag) in presence of trimethylsilyl chloride (TMSCl) 19,20 at room temperature, to produce compound 6b in 65% yield. The modified Boland protocol, using Zn(Cu/Ag) in presence of TMSCl, proved to be important for this reaction 12,[20][21][22][23] (Scheme 1); the same reduction carried out with a Lindlar catalyst resulted in a complex mixture of products.…”