Appeal No. 95-3156 Application No. 07/898,348 wherein R is H, trialkylsilyl, triarylsilyl, diarylalkylsilyl 1 or aryldialkylsilyl, wherein the alkyl portions of said groups contain 1-4 carbon atoms, and the aryl portions of said groups are selected from the group consisting of phenyl, p-nitrobenzylcarbonate or phenyl substituted with one to three groups selected from C to C alkyl, halo, trifluoromethyl,1 3 amino, cyano and nitro; R represents C alkyl, C alkenyl, phenyl, phenyl4 1-4 2-4 substituted by one to three groups selected from C to C1 3 alkyl, halo, trifluoromethyl, amino, cyano and nitro, with a silyl enolether of the formula: wherein: R and R are independently H, C to C alkyl, C to C2 3 1 4 2 4 alkenyl, benzyl or phenethyl; and R represents benzyl, allyl, C alkyl, or p-nitrobenzyl,5 1-4 in the presence of a Lewis acid selected from the group consisting of zinc halide, boron trifluoride etherate, titanium tetra-chloride, stannic chloride and aluminum chloride -4-Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007