Chloroacetyl chloride (I) is condensed with bis(trimethylsilyl)acetylene (II) in the presence of AlCl3 to provide 1-chloro-4-(trimethylsilyl)-3-butyn-2-one (III). Cyclization of chloro ketone (III) with thioacetamide (IV) affords the ethynylthiazole derivative (V). Finally, palladium-catalyzed coupling of (V) with 3-bromopyridine (VI) gives rise to the target diarylacetylene.