Catalytic isomerization of 1-alkynyl-2,3-epoxy alcohols to substituted furans: Succinct routes to furanoid fatty acids and difurylmethanes

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 63, Issue 25, 1998, Pages 9223-9231

  Marson, Charles M ^a,b   Harper, Steven ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c IRBM   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,1 BIS[(3 ETHYL 5 N PENTYL) 2 FURYL]ETHANE; 1,1 BIS[(3 ETHYL 5 PHENYL) 2 FURYL]ETHANE; 1,1 BIS[(3 METHYL 5 N PROPYL) 2 FURYL]ETHANE; 1,1 BIS[(3 METHYL 5 PHENYL) 2 FURYL]METHANE; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; EPOXIDE; FATTY ACID DERIVATIVE; FURAN DERIVATIVE; MERCURY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CATALYSIS; DIMERIZATION; ISOMERISM; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0032509539     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo980856a     Document Type: Article

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