10.1002/ejoc.202000612
The study explores a novel method for the direct exploitation of the ethynyl moiety in calcium carbide (CaC2) through sealed ball milling, which allows for the reaction of CaC2 with organic electrophiles without the need for additives or catalysts. The primary chemicals used in the study include calcium carbide (CaC2) and various ketones, such as benzophenone, 2-naphthyl phenyl ketone, 4,4′-dichlorobenzophenone, and others, which serve as substrates for ethynylation reactions. Additionally, aryl halides like 9-bromophenanthrene and 2-fluoro-1,4-dimethoxybenzene were used to investigate the feasibility of alkynylation under ball milling conditions. The purpose of these chemicals is to demonstrate a practical and cost-effective alternative method for introducing ethynyl functionalities into organic molecules, which is synthetically valuable and has potential applications in organic synthesis.