“…Despite the synthetic applicability of β-alkoxyacrylates, they are mainly prepared by conjugate addition of alcohols/phenols to propiolate esters (Figure a). ,− , Other less employed alternatives (Figure b) consist of esterification of alcohols with 3-alkoxyacryloyl chloride, Wittig reaction between (phosphanylidene)acetates and alkyl formates, addition/elimination of alcohols to β-iodo- or β-methoxyacrylates, ,,, and Reformatsky reaction with bromoacetates . The existence of a single methodology for obtaining this synthon has led us to search for a new possible route via a retrosynthetic analysis with two disconnections (Scheme ): the first based on O-alkylation of a formylacetate derivative followed by a Claisen condensation.…”