Treatment of the para-toluenesulfonyl iodide adducts of a series of 1-
substituted 5-hexenols with K[N(TMS)(2)] gave 2,6-disubstituted tetrah
ydropyrans with excellent cis-diastereoselectivity. The corresponding
pentenols gave the 2,5-disubstituted tetrahydrofurans as 1:1 cis:trans
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