Abstract Methyl 7-bromo-5-heptynoate (11) was synthesized in 8 steps using the alkylation of 1-(2H-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxy)-2-propyne with 1-bromo-4-chloro-butane as a key reaction step. Furthermore it was shown, that also the unprotected propargyl alcohol (12) can be C-alkylated with high chemoselectivity using 1-bromo-4-chloro-butane. In this way the number of necessary reaction steps could be reduced without decrease in the total ...