Alkoxy-
sub
stituted propargylic e
ster
s undergo regio
selective 1,3-acyloxy migration in the pre
sence of Pt(II) and Cu(I) cataly
st
s, allowing the preparation of
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ster
s. The reaction proved to al
so be
stereodivergent a
s the Pt(II) and the Cu(I) cataly
st
s perform the i
somerization with complementary
Z/
E selectivity. Moreover, alkynyl-conjugated Knoevenagel product
s are produced from (bi
salkynyl)methyl acetate
s. In
such a ca
se, the reaction i
s chemo
selective a
s the 1,3-acetyl migration take
s place through the alkoxyalkyne group in preference over the phenylalkyne group. The re
sulting (
E)-alkynylenone unit
suffer
s metal-catalyzed cyclization into the furyl ring, generating a copper(I) carbene
specie
s.