Practical and Robust Method for Regio- and Stereoselective Preparation of (<i>E</i>)-Ketene <i>tert</i>-Butyl TMS Acetals and β-Ketoester-derived <i>tert</i>-Butyl (1<i>Z</i>,3<i>E</i>)-1,3-Bis(TMS)dienol Ethers
We developed an efficient, practical, robust method for the regio- and stereoselective preparation of (E)-ketene trimethylsilyl acetals (KSAs) derived from tert-butyl esters 1. The reaction was performed under convenient reaction conditions; LDA−TMSCl, 0−5 °C, and cyclopentyl methyl ether (CPME) solvent. Two kinds of (Z)- and (E)-KSAs derived from α-oxygen and α-nitrogen-substituted tert-butyl esters