Unexpected aromatization of 2-acetoxy-3, 3-dichloro-4-(α-chloroalkyl) tetrahydrofurans to 3-alkyl-4-chlorofurans with NaI/DMF

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1946-1951

  Ram, Ram N ^a   Charles, I ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Chlorofurans; Aromatization; Dechloroacetoxylation; Dehydrochlorination; Sodium iodide; Tetrahydrofurans

Indexed keywords

2 ACETOXY 3,3 DICHLORO 4 (ALPHA CHLOROALKYL)TETRAHYDROFURAN DERIVATIVE; 3 ALKYL 4 CHLOROFURAN DERIVATIVE; FURAN DERIVATIVE; N,N DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; SODIUM IODIDE;

AROMATIZATION; ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DECHLORINATION; HEATING; INFRARED SPECTROMETRY; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; SUZUKI REACTION;

EID: 45749132629     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910801997678     Document Type: Article

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