Furan and pyran rings occur frequently in current synthesis targets such as the ionophore antibiotics,1 and new synthesis methods are increasingly important. Hydroxyalkenes of appropriate length can be activated by Pd(II) toward addition of the hydroxy group to the double bond. The product would be an
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