The preparation and characterization of a new terpyridine molecule containing an acetylenic moiety is described. Part of this molecule, unknown in the literature, is obtained from a biomass-derived synthon that is formed from the naturally occurring syringaldehyde 4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxybenzaldehyde. The title compound was fully characterized by NMR spectroscopy (1H and 13C), as well as by high-resolution mass spectrometry and infrared spectroscopy.
