An acyloxysulfone ring-closing metathesis/sulfone elimination sequence has been developed for the preparation of various γ-alkylidene butenolides. The elimination is proposed to proceed via an E1cb mechanism leading to (Z)-γ-alkylidene butenolides as the major products.
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