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Functionalized (phenylethynyl)phenylthiol acetates, such as 4-(4'-formyphen
yl-ethynyl)phenylthiol acetate (8a) and 4-(4'-hydroxycarbonyphenylethynyl)p
henylthiol acetate (9), were readily synthesized from commercially availabl
e 4-bromobenzenethiol (1) as the sulfur source using palladium-catalyzed co
upling reactions in key steps. These compounds are important intermediates
containing linear pi -conjugated systems for preparing self-assembled monol
ayers on Sold surfaces.