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We report herein some recent progress in the reaction of 2-TMSOF (2-trimeth
ylsilyloxyfuran) with achiral aldehydes in the presence of a new catalytic
system (which does not use the expensive Binol catalyst) yielding the corre
sponding butenolides with good diastereomeric ratios (d.e. = 90 %) acid mod
erate e.e.'s (50 %).