Acryloyl chloride: an excellent substrate for cross-metathesis. a one-pot sequence for the synthesis of substituted alpha,beta-unsaturated carbonyl derivatives.

A diverse set of functionalized alpha,beta-unsaturated carbonyl compounds were synthesized in good yield by utilizing a very simple one-pot process involving a cross-metathesis between acryloyl chloride and a terminal olefin followed by the addition of a nucleophile.