Pd(PPh 3 ) 4 ]c atalyzes aS uzuki-Miyaura-like twofold cross-coupling sequence between underivatized propargylic diols and either aryl or alkenyl boronic acids to furnish highly substituted 1,3-dienes.T hus,2 ,3-diaryl-1,3-butadienes and their dialkenic congeners ([4]dendralenes) are delivered in a(pseudo)halogen-free,single-step synthesis which supersedes existing methods.A llenols are also readily formed. Treatment of these single-and twofold cross-coupled products with acid leads to remarkably short syntheses of highly-substituted benzofulvenes and aryl indenes,r espectively.