“…The preparation and application of 1,1,1-trifluoro-4-alkoxy-3alken-2-ones are presently well documented [1,2]. In the last two decades, β-alkoxy-α,β-unsaturated trifluoromethyl ketones [as 1,1,1-trifluoro-4-alkoxy-3-alken-2-ones (a), 1-methoxy-2trifluoroacetylcycloalk-1-enes (b), 3-trifluoroacetyl-4,5-dihydrofuran (c), and 3-trifluoroacetyl-5,6-dihydro-4H-pyran (d) ( Figure 1)], which are formally trifluoroacetylated enol ethers, have proved to be important building blocks for hetero-and carbocyclic compounds [1][2][3]. In view of the importance of heterocyclic thiophene systems, we have focused our attention on the synthesis of thien-2-yl-substituted dielectrophiles [4].…”