THE MICHAEL TYPE REACTION OF O-SILYLATED KETENE ACETALS WITH α,β-UNSATURATED CARBONYL COMPOUNDS PROMOTED BY TITANIUM TETRACHLORIDE

Abstract
O-Silylated ketene acetals reacted with α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds at −78°C in the presence of TiCl4 or in the coexistence of TiCl4 and Ti(OPr-i)4 to afford the corresponding δ-ketoesters in good yields.