The O-acylation of ketone enolates by allyl 1H-imidazole-1-carboxylate mediated with boron trifluoride etherate: a convenient procedure for the synthesis of substituted allyl enol carbonates.

A convenient access to substituted allyl enol carbonates was established through the reaction of ketone enolates with the complex of allyl 1H-imidazole-1-carboxylates and boron trifluoride etherate.