Soluble and polymer-supported 2- and 3-benzylated furans were subjected to a sequence involving a Diels–Alderreaction with α,β-acetylenic carbonyl compounds, a Michael addition, and a subsequent retro-Diels–Alder reaction to yield olefinic compounds. On solid support, this traceless strategy is advantageous since pure compounds were released in the thermal cycloreversion step. The fur-2-ylated resin