The HMPA promoted sequential transformations of diethyl ethoxycarbonyl phosphonate with potassium tert-butoxide, acrylonitrile and aldehydes affords 4-ethoxycarbonyl-(E)-γ,δ-unsaturated nitriles in 71–86% yields.
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