• Regio- and stereospecific hydrohalogenation of propiolic acid derivatives is illustrated by the conversion of ethyl propiolate to (Z)-3-bromo-2-propenoate in the presence of LiBr + acetic acid in acetonitrile: J. Org. Chem., 57, 709 (1992); Org. Synth. Coll., 9, 412 (1998).
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n-BuLi gives the alkynyllithium derivative, stable at low temperatures: J. Org. Chem., 45, 28 (1980). For use in a sequence for the synthesis of butenolides, see: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 101, 1544 (1979):

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Conjugate addition of allylic alcohols in the presence of trimethylamine proceeds via an intermediate betaine and leads to allyl vinyl ethers which undergo the Claisen rearrangement to give δ-unsaturated aldehydes: J. Org. Chem., 48, 5406 (1983); Org. Synth. Coll., 8, 536 (1993):
