... 375-376, 1984. (C) The Chemical Society of Japan 1984 THE MICHAEL REACTION OF SIMPLE ESTER ENOLATES TO α,β-UNSATURATED ESTERS Masahiko YAMAGUCHI, Michinori TSUKAMOTO, and Ichiro HIRAO Department of Industrial Chemistry, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Sensui-cho, Tobata, Kitakyushu 804 Lithium enolates generated from simple esters are ... Page 2. 376 Chemistry Letters , 1984 Table 1. A Synthesis of Glutarates ...