“…Dimethyl 2,2-di(but-2-yn-1-yl)malonate ( 1 ), methyl 2-(but-2-yn-1-yl)hex-4-ynoate ( 6 ), 5,5-di(but-2-yn-1-yl)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane ( 12 ), 1-(but-2-yn-1-yloxy)but-2-yne ( 8 ), (((2,2-di(but-2-yn-1-yl)propane-1,3-diyl)bis(oxy))bis(methylene)]dibenzene ( 16 ), dimethyl 2,2-di(prop-2-yn-1-yl)malonate ( 18 ), dimethyl 2,2-bis(3-phenylprop-2-yn-1-yl)malonate ( 20 ), dimethyl 2,2-bis(4-methylpent-2-yn-1-yl)malonate ( 22 ), 2,2-di(but-2-yn-1-yl)malononitrile ( 24) , (nona-2,7-diyne-5,5-diyldisulfonyl)dibenzene ( 26 ), tetraethyl deca-2,8-diyne-5,5,6,6-tetracarboxylate ( 28 ), and tetraethyl octa-1,7-diyne-4,4,5,5-tetracarboxylate ( 30 ) were prepared according to literature procedures. 2-Oxazolone ( 4 ) and N -acetyl-2-oxazolone were prepared according to literature procedures …”