• Wadsworth-Emmons olefination with aldehydes leads to ɑ?-enals: Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 30, 1498 (1962). This reaction fails for ketones since the ylide loses EtO-. This can be avoided by prior conversion of the acetal to the corresponding cyclohexyl enamine: Org. Synth. Coll., 6, 448 (1988), followed by reaction with the ketone: Org. Synth. Coll., 6, 358 (1988):