The cobalt-catalyzed hydrovinylation reaction and the Alder-enereaction generate acyclic 1,4-dienes, which were investigated in the selenium dioxide oxidation to afford further functionalized dienes prone for follow-up reactions. The chemoselective allylic oxidation of ester-functionalized 1,4-dienes occurs at the most electron-rich double bond. The steric demand of the electron-rich, alkyl-substituted