A convenient new method to construct 1-alkynyl cyclopropanol and its synthetic application to prepare trisubstituted dienones

A new synthetic route was developed via the nucleophilic addition of lithium alkynylide to 1-arylsulfonyl cyclopropanol 1 to afford 1-alkynyl cyclopropanol, which then reacted with aryl iodide to construct trisubstituted cross-conjugated dienones through a palladium-catalyzed process, where the key steps included the regioselective carbopalladation of arylpalladium(II) intermediate across the triple bond of 1-alkynyl cyclopropanol and the ring opening of the cyclopropyl group.