An alternative protocol for the B-alkyl Suzuki-Miyaura reaction to produce cyclic alpha, beta-disubstituted enones is reported. The use of beta-triflyl enones as coupling partners in lieu of their halogenated analogs provides enhanced substrate stability to light and chromatography without adversely affecting reactivity. This protocol allows efficient access to the synthetically challenging alpha, beta-disubstituted enone motif under mild conditions.