“…HPS Macronet MN100 (Purolite Int., United Kingdom) was washed with distilled water and acetone and dried under vacuum as described elsewhere. 20 2-Methyl-3-butyn-2-ol (MBY, >99%), 2-methyl-3-buten-2-ol (MBE, >97%), 2-methyl-2-butanol (MBA, >96%), bis(acetonitrile)-palladium(II)chloride (PdCl 2 (CH 3 CN) 2 , >99%), tetrahydrofuran (THF, ≥99.9%), toluene (99.8%), potassium hydroxide (KOH, ≥85%), sodium carbonate (Na 2 CO 3 , ≥99.5%) and sodium hydroxide (NaOH, ≥98%) were obtained from SigmaAldrich. All chemicals were used as received.…”