Two distinct Pt-catalyzed carboalkoxylations of alkynes are reported. The cycloisomerization of 5-alkoxypent-1-yn-3-ol derivatives 5 produces 2, 6-dioxabicyclo [3.1. 0] hexanes 6; the mechanism is postulated to involve a hydroxyl-triggered [3.3]-sigmatropic allyl rearrangement. As the same catalysis is extensible to their tertiary alcohol analogues 7, distinct dihydrofuranyl alcohols 8 were obtained through a [3.3]-allyl rearrangement that is ...