Vinylogous esters have been widely used as a key intermediate in synthetic organic chemistry. In particular, they have been used as synthons in natural products and drug synthesis. Many vinylogous esters have been found ...

Herein, we report the direct intramolecular coupling of primary and secondary alcohols for the selective synthesis of macrocyclic olefins in the presence of Ni-zeolite catalyst under continuous flow. This reaction proceeds ...