Once established the reaction conditions, we next studied the scope and limitations of the one-pot protocol using a small subset of assorted Wittig and Horner–Wadsworth–Emmons (HWE) organophosphorus reagents (Table 2). When consid- ering phosphonium ylides (Table 2, entries 1 and 2), better Z-(dia)stereoselectivity was observed when compared to the previous one-pot method. The olefination with the semistable ylide obtained by the addition of KN(TMS)2 to benzyltriphenyl- phosphonium bromide yielded 2b as an inseparable mixture of E and Z isomers in almost equal amounts. This result represents an improvement in selectivity toward the Z isomer when com- pared to the 5–7:1 E:Z ratio reported [17]. The preparation of (E)-2b has been reported earlier [6] but this is the first time it is described the synthesis of its (dia)stereoisomer (Z)-2b. The olefination with the non-stabilized ylide of pentadecyltriphenyl- phosphonium bromide led exclusively to (Z)-2c.