Allylic alcohols and their derivatives play an important role in organic synthesis. For example, they are used as substrates for asymmetric epoxidation, 1 transition metal complex- catalyzed allylic substitution, 2 and Claisen rearrangement. 3 The stereodefined synthesis of allylic alcohols is necessary for such synthetic procedures. 2-Alken-4-yn-1-ols are a versatile and potential synthetic intermediate4 because of the presence of an enyne and an allylic ...