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The hydroxyalkenylsilanes (I) and the acetals (II) undergo a acid- reaction catalyzed tandem transacetalization intramolecular addition to give the all-cis-2,3,5-trisubstituted tetrahydrofurans (III). This methodology is also applied to acetals such as (IV). (Mechanism).