Deacetylation of enynyl acetates under basic conditions allows convenient access to reactive allenyl ketones, which can then undergo 1,4-addition of nucleophiles to furnish β,γ-unsaturated ketones. Benzofuran and indole derivatives have also been obtained from enynyl acetates with an o-hetero-atom-substituted aryl group via intramolecular 1,4-addition.
