Construction of octaalkyl-substituted and decasubstituted all-cis-octatetraenes via linear dimerization of 1,4-dicopper-1,3-butadienes and subsequent cross-coupling with halides.

Lithium iodide-assisted linear dimerization of 1,4-dicopper-1,3-butadienes and subsequent Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction with halides provide an efficient way to construct octaalkyl-substituted and decasubstituted all-cis octatetraenes.