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2-(Prop-2-enyl)hex-5-en-1-ol (1) and erythro-1,4-bis(cyclohex-2-enyl)b
utane-2,3-diol (9) undergo competitive intramolecular cyclization to g
ive exclusively tetrahydrofuran derivatives without giving any tetrahy
dropyran derivatives.