Tandem olefin metathesis-elimination reactions. A new route to doubly unsaturated carbonyl derivatives

Cross-metathesis between an activated olefin and an ethereal derivative of homoallylic alcohols leads to products that are subject to facile elimination resulting in α,β,γ,δ-unsaturated esters, ketones, acids, and aldehydes in high yields.

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