The gold(I)-catalyzed cyclization of monoallylic diols is an efficient method for the formation of tetrahydropyrans from readily available, easily prepared substrates. The reaction has been shown to be general and high yielding with low catalyst loadings. Several new synthetically useful substrates and efficient methods for both their preparation and cyclization are reported.
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Aponick et al. (2008) studied this question.