The combination of a sulfonylpalladation of acyclic dienes 1 (with 2 equiv of NaSOzR and 1 equiv of PdClz in acetic acid or acetic acid-H20 at 50-80 “C under air) and a protiodepalladation of the thus obtained [I-(sulfonylmethy1)-T-allyl] palladium complexes 3 with dimethylglyoxime (in a protic solvent at room temperature) provides di-and trisubstituted (Z)-A3-sulfones 12 selectively, irrespective of the stereochemistry of the starting dienes. ...