Abstract
The novel acid‐catalysed reaction of isopropenyl ether with tertiary acetylenic carbinols to give β‐ketoallenes in high yields is described. Upon treatment with bases, these allenes readily undergo isomerization to conjugated dienones. This reaction sequence results in an economic synthesis of pseudo‐ionones and pseudo‐irones from dehydrolinalool and its homologs.

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