A one-pot, stereoselective synthesis of 2-ethoxycarbonyl-substituted 1,3-dienes and 1,3-enynes by hydrostannylation-Stille tandem reaction of tributyltin hydride with alkynyl esters and alkenyl or alkynyl halides

2‐Ethoxycarbonyl‐substituted 1,3‐dienes and 1,3‐enynes can be stereoselectively synthesized in one pot under mild conditions, in good yields, by the palladium‐catalyzed hydrostannylation of alkynyl esters, followed by Stille coupling with alkenyl or alkynyl halides, respectively. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2‐Ethoxycarbonyl‐substituted 1,3‐dienes and 1,3‐enynes can be stereoselectively synthesized in one pot under mild conditions, in good yields, by the palladium‐catalyzed hydrostannylation of alkynyl esters, followed by Stille coupling with alkenyl or alkynyl halides, respectively.