... Tetrahedron Letters. Volume 50, Issue 14, 8 April 2009, Pages 1542–1545. ... Syntheses of enones 4a–c. Reagents and conditions: (a) KH, DME, rt, then (E)-4-methoxy-β-nitrostyrene, then Na 2 HPO 4 buffer in H 2 O; (b) 5% H 2 SO 4 in H 2 O, THF, 50 °C, 14 h; (c) Et 3 N, Me 2 CO ...