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Base-assisted regio- and diastereoselective conversion of functionalized furans to butenolides using singlet oxygen

Santoshkumar N. Patil, Fei Liu*

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    Abstract

    (Chemical Equation Presented) A facile synthesis of β-functionalized γ-hydroxybutenolides was achieved using a Baylis-Hillman reaction followed by singlet oxygen oxidation. The conversion from 3-furfural was regio- and diastereoselective.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)195-198
    Number of pages4
    JournalOrganic Letters
    Volume9
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 18 Jan 2007

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