A range of chiral hydrogen-bond-donating organocatalysts was tested in the Ireland-Claisenrearrangement of silyl ketene acetals. None of these organocatalysts was able to impart any enantioselectivity on the rearrangements. Furthermore, these organocatalysts slowed down the Ireland-Claisenrearrangement in comparison to an uncatalyzed reaction. The catalyst-free reaction proceeded well in green solvents