“…Initially, a series of nine examples of 4‐alkoxy‐4‐alkyl(aryl/heteroaryl)‐1,1,1‐trifluoroalk‐3‐en‐2‐ones ( 1a , 1b , 1c , 1d , 1e , 1f , 1g , 1h , 1i ), which are readily available 1,3‐dielectrophiles ( CCC synthetic blocks), were prepared from trifluoroacetylation reactions of enol ethers commercially available (for 1a , 1b ) or generated in situ from the respective acetophenone dimethyl acetals (for 1c , 1d , 1e , 1f , 1g ) , 2‐(1,1‐dimethoxyethyl)furan ( 1h ), and 2‐(1,1‐dimethoxyethyl)thiophene ( 1i ) with trifluoroacetic anhydride, respectively, in the presence of pyridine, as described in the literature .…”