AsymmetricvinylogousMannichreaction (VMR) of 2-(tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy)furan (TBSOF, 1) with (RS)- or (SS)-t-BS-imines (3) furnished 5-aminoalkylbutenolides 7a–k in 75–87% yields with anti/syn ratios ranging from 75:25 to 97:3. Butenolides 7a–f,k were readily converted into substituted lactones 8 and 5 and 6-substituted 5-hydroxypiperidin-2-ones 11a–g, which are, in turn, key intermediates for