New Methods for the Preparation of 3-Substituted Furans

K Inomata, S Aoyama, H Kotake

Index: Inomata,K. et al. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 1978 , vol. 51, # 3 p. 930 - 932

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Abstract

It was found that ethyl 4, 4-dimethoxy-2-(phenylthio) butyrate and 3-tosylpropanal ethylene acetal are useful starting materials for the preparation of 3-substituted furans. Several 3- substituted furans, including dendrolasin [3-(4, 8-dimethyl-3, 7-nonadienyl)-furan], were prepared by the reaction of these compounds with alkyl halides in good yields.