%0 Journal Article %T Practical Synthesis of Ethynyl(phenyl)-λ3-Iodane Using Calcium Carbide as an Ethynyl Group Source. %A Hashishin T %A Osawa T %A Miyamoto K %A Uchiyama M %J Front Chem %V 8 %N 0 %D 2020 %M 32117863 %F 5.545 %R 10.3389/fchem.2020.00012 %X Stannylation of calcium carbide followed by Sn-hypervalent iodine(III) exchange reaction cleanly afforded the electrophilic ethynylating agent ethynyl(phenyl)-λ3-iodane in high yield. This two-step method uses very inexpensive materials and is readily operable without any special precautions.