The synthesis of monodisperse oligo(p-phenyleneethynylene)s 8a(n) with alternating 2,5-dihexyl-1,4-phenylene and 6,14-di-tert-butyl-1,4-triptycylene units and orthogonally protected alkyne end groups is reported. Starting from 6,14-di-tert-butyl-1-(2-triisopropylsilylethynyl)-4-(2-trimethylsilylethynyl)triptycene (5a), 1,4-dihexyl-2,5-diiodobenzene (10), and 1,4-dihexyl-2-iodo-5-(3-hydroxyprop-1-ynyl)benzene (9), oligomers with up to four repeating units, i.e.
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