Reactions of the E and Z isomers of (β-(trimethylsilyl) acryloyl)(tert-butyl) dimethylsilanes with lithium enolate of α, β-unsaturated methyl ketones at-80 to-30° C afford cis-5, 6-and trans-5, 6-disubstituted 3-cyclohepetenones, respectively. The same [3+ 4] annulation is observed in the reaction of (β-(tri-n-butylstannyl) acryloyl) silanes. The annulation products are readily transformed into 4-cycloheptene-1, 3-dione by treatment with NBS or mCPBA. ...