As a kind of important organic synthesis intermediates, terminal arylacetylenes are widely used in many fields and concerned by many researchers. This review mainly describes the synthesis of terminal arylacetylenes by using vinyl bromides, aryl halideas, aromatic aldehyde as the starting materials in recent ten years. The applications and mechanisms of some reactions are also described. The further work needed to do and the development trends in this field are proposed.

Contents
1 Introduction
2 Synthesis of terminal arylacetylenes
2.1 From vinyl halides
2.2 From aryl halides
2.3 From aromatic aldehydes
2.4 Other methods
3 Conclusion