“…That is caused by an electron density pulling away from the C=C bond, that makes it more attractive for anion attack. The presence of electron-donating substituents in the ring Ar 2 at the carbonyl group in enynones 1a,c,i,l does not significantly decrease the yields of the target diketones 2.1a,c,i,l/2.2a,c,i,l (entries 4,5,11,14). However, it may take a longer reaction time (entries 11,14).…”