Abstract
In principle, the most efficient and atom-economical means of converting an aldehyde or ketone into the homologated α,β-unsaturated ester is through addition/rearrangement sequences involving acetylenic π-bonds (Scheme 1). Implementation of such a strategy for the synthesis of α,β-unsaturated esters is presented: addition of ethoxyacetylene followed by scandium(III) triflate-catalyzed Meyer–Schuster rearrangement reaction. Stereoselectivities range from good to excellent in the formation of disubstituted α,β-unsaturated esters from aldehydes (Table 3). The two-stage olefination of even the most hindered ketones proceeds with near perfect efficiency (Table 4).
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