pentynones 8a-f undergo anionic addition reactions of the resulting enolate species to the alkyne moiety and afford the 2,5-disubstituted furans 10a-f in yields ranging from 10-91%. The proposed mechanism involves the 2-methylene-dihydrofurans 11 as intermediates which tautomerize to yield the observed products. In the case of the α-picolyl derivative 8g both possible enolates 12 and 13 are formed which are