“…The alkynyl group, with its linear geometry, structural rigidity, extended p-electron delocalization, and ability to interact with metal centers via pp-dp overlap, has allowed its use as a building block for the generation of carbon-rich, metal-containing constructs that may possess potential applications in nonlinear optical materials, molecular wires (2,16,186,(194)(195)(196) and organometallic oligomeric (193) and polymeric materials (14,57,182). Many of these materials may have potential in molecular electronics as luminescent materials with unique properties (e.g., optical nonlinearity, electrical conductivity, and liquid crystallinity) (181,184,185,187,(190)(191)(192)197).…”