Straightforward Synthesis of Functionalized (E)-3-Acylacrylic Acids. -Starting from various carboxylic acid esters an efficient two-step route to (E)-3-acylacrylic acids via the corresponding ketophosphonates is developed. The method is applicable to esters deriving from primary, secondary, and tertiary carboxylic acids as well as lactones and cyclic anhydrides, and the substrates may contain diverse functional groups. -(SIVAK, I.; VACLAV, J.; BERKES, D.; KOLAROVIC*, A.; Tetrahedron 71 (2015) 47, 8876-8884, http://dx.