“…A plethora of research has been conducted in academic and industrial laboratories around the globe in the last few decades to develop smart devices based on organic, inorganic, and hybrid materials. , In particular, for optoelectronic (O-E) applications, chemists have developed various π-conjugated systems, and among them, oligo-ynes, poly-ynes, and poly(metalla-ynes) have emerged as one of the archetypical candidates. − Low cost, lightweight, suitability for large area applications, possibility to process at low temperatures, mechanical flexibility, tunable photophysical and physicochemical properties, and unique capability to retain electronic and chemical properties of organic and metal frameworks are some of the intriguing features offered by this class of materials. These features make them suitable for application in nanoscale molecular wires, molecular magnets, optical filters, logic gates, liquid crystal displays, light-emitting diodes (LEDs), sensors, photovoltaic devices (PVs), field-effect transistors (FETs), sensing, catalysis, medicine, etc. − The occurrence of oligo- and poly-ynes in flora and fauna , as well as in interstellar materials richly justifies their unique and broad versatility. Moreover, they are regarded as model compounds of carbyne, a controversial allotropic form of carbon. − …”