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Methyl 6-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)-7-[(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)carbonyl]-2-methoxy-4-oxo-4H-fu-
ro[3,2-c]pyran-3-carboxylate (3c). From treatment with MeOH; recrystallized from MeOH. Yield:
0.24 g (46%). Yellow crystals. M.p. 1308. IR (KBr): 1767, 1713, 1646 (C¼O), 1611, 1581, 1514, 1468
(C¼C), 1265 (CꢀO). 1H-NMR (300.13 MHz, CDCl3): 7.50 – 6.72 (m, 6 arom. H); 4.10, 3.92, 3.91, 3.90,
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3.84, 3.78 (6s, 6 MeO). 13C-NMR (75.47 MHz, CDCl3): 188.48 (t, J ¼ 4.2, ArꢀC¼O); 155.63 (s, C¼O,
ester); 154.49 (s, C¼O, lactone); 163.22, 157.50, 155.63, 151.56, 151.28, 149.34, 148.80, 129.26, 125.61,
123.71, 122.15, 110.83, 110.74, 110.50, 110.17, 107.60, 106.87, 89.01 (C¼C, arom., olef.); 59.42, 56.18, 56.03,
55.91, 53.67, 52.02 (6 MeO). Anal. calc. for C27H24O4 (524.13): C 61.83, H 4.61; found: C 61.58, H, 4.76.
7-Ethyl 3-Methyl 6-Ethoxy-2-methoxy-4-oxo-4H-furo[3,2-c]pyran-3,7-dicarboxylate (3d). From
treatment with MeOH; recrystallized from MeOH. Yield: 0.17 g (45%). Yellow crystals. M.p. 1478. IR
(KBr): 1771, 1715 (C¼O), 1614, 1577, 1553, 1473 (C¼C), 1246 (CꢀO). 1H-NMR (300.13 MHz, CDCl3):
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7.56 – 7.24 (m, 5 arom. H); 4.23 (s, MeO); 4.22 (q, J ¼ 7.1, CH2O); 3.88 (s, MeO); 1.12 (t, J ¼ 7.1, Me ) .
13C-NMR (75.47 MHz, CDCl3): 162.43 (s, C¼O, ethyl ester); 161.63 (s, C¼O, methyl ester); 161.59 (s,
C¼O, lactone); 163.34, 154.97, 150.34, 131.66, 130.07, 128.66, 128.34, 108.16, 102.86, 88.90 (C¼C, arom.,
olef.); 62.02 (CH2O); 59.40, 52.02 (2 MeO); 13.72 (Me). Anal. calc. for C19H16O8 (372.33): C 61.29, H
4.66; found: C 61.01, H 4.48.
Ethyl 2-Ethoxy-6-(4-methoxyphenyl)-7-[(4-methoxyphenyl)carbonyl]-4-oxo-4H-furo[3,2-c]pyran-3-
carboxylate (3e). From treatment with EtOH; recrystallized from MeOH. Yield: 0.25 g (51%). Yellow
crystals. M.p. 1208. IR (KBr): 1765, 1709, 1645 (C¼O), 1607, 1553, 1509, 1467 (C¼C), 1259 (CꢀO).
1H-NMR (300.13 MHz, CDCl3): 7.77 – 6.71 (2 AA’BB’, 8 arom. H); 4.33 (q, 3J ¼ 7.1, CH2O); 4.31 (q, 3J ¼
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7.1, CH2O); 3.78, 3.70 (2s, 2 MeO); 1.34 (t, J ¼ 7.1, Me); 1.32 (t, J ¼ 7.1, Me ) . 13C-NMR (75.47 MHz,
CDCl3): 188.49 (t, 3J ¼ 4.3, ArꢀC¼O); 161.33 (s, C¼O, ester); 157.67 (s, C¼O, lactone); 164.50, 162.80,
161.57, 155.65, 151.64, 132.18, 130.07, 129.29, 123.57, 114.12, 114.04, 107.32, 106.93, 90.05 (C¼C, arom.,
olef.); 69.75, 60.85 (2 CH2O); 55.60, 55.33 (2 MeO); 14.74, 14.21 (Me). Anal. calc. for C27H24O9 (492.14):
C 65.85, H 4.91; found: C 65.50, H 4.78.
Ethyl 2-Ethoxy-6-(4-methylphenyl)-7-[(4-methylphenyl)carbonyl]-4-oxo-4H-furo[3,2-c]pyran-3-
carboxylate (3f). From treatment with MeOH; recrystallized from DMF/H2O (4 :1). Yield: 0.15 g
(33%). Yellow crystals. M.p. 1368. IR (KBr): 1762, 1717, 1665 (C¼O), 1606, 1572, 1554, 1442 (C¼C),
1234 (CꢀO). 1H-NMR (300.13 MHz, CDCl3): 7.73 – 7.03 (2 AA’BB’, 8 arom. H), 4.37 (q, 3J ¼ 7.1, CH2O);
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4.35 (q, J ¼ 7.1, CH2O); 2.35, 2.26 (2s, 2 MeꢀAr); 1.39 (t, J ¼ 7.1, Me); 1.35 (t, J ¼ 7.1, Me ) . 13C-NMR
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(75.47 MHz, CDCl3): 189.58 (t, J ¼ 4.5, ArꢀC¼O); 158.14 (s, C¼O, ester); 155.55 (s, C¼O, lactone);
162.86, 161.30, 151.34, 145.49, 141.42, 133.95, 129.80, 129.55, 129.32, 128.33, 107.74, 107.62, 90.18 (C¼C,
arom., olef.); 69.76, 60.89 (2 CH2O); 21.77, 21.40 (2 MeꢀAr); 14.70, 14.19 (Me). Anal. calc. for C27H24O7
(460.48): C 70.42, H 5.25; found: C 70.72, H 5.44.
Ethyl 6-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)-7-[(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)carbonyl]-2-ethoxy-4-oxo-4H-furo[3,2-
c]pyran-3-carboxylate (3g). From treatment with MeOH; recrystallized from MeOH. Yield: 0.27 g
(49%). Yellow crystals. M.p. 1448. IR (KBr): 1766, 1721, 1655 (C¼O), 1610, 1579, 1513, 1462 (C¼C),
1261 (CꢀO). 1H-NMR (300.13 MHz, CDCl3): 7.45 – 6.66 (m, 6 arom. H); 4.35 (q, 3J ¼ 7.1, CH2O); 4.32
(q, 3J ¼ 7.1, CH2O); 3.86, 3.84, 3.78, 3.72 (4s, 4 MeO); 1.35 (t, 3J ¼ 7.1, 2 Me ) . 13C-NMR (75.47 MHz,
CDCl3): 188.56 (t, 3J ¼ 4.4, ArꢀC¼O); 155.64 (s, C¼O, ester); 154.46 (s, C¼O, lactone); 162.85, 161.31,
157.35, 151.63, 151.22, 149.33, 148.79, 129.34, 125.58, 123.77, 122.05, 110.79, 110.50, 107.46, 106.94, 90.17
(C¼C, arom., olef.); 69.84, 60.90 (CH2O); 56.17, 56.02, 55.88 (MeO); 14.75, 14.20 (s, Me). Anal. calc. for
C29H28O10 (552.53): C 63.04, H 5.11; found: C 62.88, H 5.21.
Diethyl 2,6-Diethoxy-4-oxo-4H-furo[3,2-c]pyran-3,7-dicarboxylate (3h). From treatment with i-
PrOH; recrystallized from EtOH. Yield: 0.20 g (50%). Yellow crystals. M.p. 1268. IR (KBr): 1759, 1727,
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1707 (C¼O), 1610, 1594, 1549, 1478 (C¼C), 1241 (CꢀO). H-NMR (300.13 MHz, CDCl3): 7.53 – 7.34
(m, 5 arom. H); 4.53 (q, 3J ¼ 7.1, CH2O); 4.30 (q, 3J ¼ 7.1, CH2O); 4.18 (q, 3J ¼ 7.1, CH2O); 1.46 (t, 3J ¼ 7.1,
Me); 1.32 (t, 3J ¼ 7.1, Me); 1.07 (t, 3J ¼ 7.1, Me ) . 13C-NMR (75.47 MHz, CDCl3): 162.44 (s, C¼O, ester at
C(7)); 161.41 (s, C¼O, ester at C(3)); 161.17 (s, C¼O, lactone); 162.95, 154.95, 150.40, 131.69, 130.97,
128.58, 128.29, 108.02, 102.88, 89.93 (C¼C, arom., olef.); 69.81, 61.97, 60.84 (3 CH2O); 14.88, 14.18, 13.68
(Me). Anal. calc. for C21H20O8 (400.38): C 63.00, H 5.03; found: C 62.80, H 5.09.
X-Ray Crystallography. For the crystal structure determination, the single-crystal of 3a was used for
data collection at r.t. on a four-circle Rigaku R-AXIS RAPID-S diffractometer (equipped with a two-