homoenolate and chlorotrimethylsilane (Me3SiC1) from the cyclopropane 1la and ZnC123 followed by successive addition of a catalytic amount (5 mol%) of CuBr-Me2S complex, hexamethylphosphorotriamide (HMPA), and an unsaturated carbonyl compound at 0 OC- room temperature. Nonaqueous workup gives the desired 6-oxo ester as its enol silyl ether with the double-bond specifically (>> 99%) at the mechanistically expected position (eg 1; ...