“…Dry solvents were prepared by distillation from the appropriate drying agent prior to use as follows: CH 2 Cl 2 (CaH 2 ), ClCH 2 CH 2 Cl (CaCl 2 ), CH 3 CN (CaH 2 ), benzene (Na), THF (Na-benzophenone), and DMF (CaH 2 ). 2-Ruthenocenyl-1,3-dioxaborolane (1), [14] 1,4-bis(ruthenocenyl)buta-1,3-diyne, [19] 1,4-bis(1ЈЈ,2ЈЈ,3ЈЈ,4ЈЈ,5ЈЈ-pentamethylruthenocenyl)buta-1,3-diyne, [13] 1,8-bis(1ЈЈ,2ЈЈ,3ЈЈ,4ЈЈ,5ЈЈ-pentamethylruthenocenyl)octa-1,3,5,7-tetrayne, [13] thieno [3,2-b]thiophene, [20] 3,6-dimethylthieno[3,2-b]-thiophene, [21] 2,5-diiodo-3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene, [22] dichloro-[1,1Ј-bis(diphenylphosphanyl)ferrocene]palladium, (dppf)PdCl 2 , [23] and ferricenium tetra{3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl}borate [24] were prepared according to the literature procedures. Other reagents were used as received from commercial suppliers.…”