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5-Hydroxyalkenes react with rhenium(VII) oxide (Re2O7) to provide 2-hydroxymethyltetrahydrofurans. Oxidative cyclization occurs with overall syn addition to the alkenes in moderate yields with little tendency toward oxidation of alcohols to carbonyl compounds.
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Kennedy et al. (1992) studied this question.
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