BF3·OEt2-catalyzed tandem Prins Friedel-Crafts reaction: A novel synthesis of sugar fused diarylhexahydro-2H-furo[3,2-b]pyrans

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/j.tetlet.2011.03.114

d-Glucose based homoallylic alcohol reacts smoothly with various aldehydes in the presence of arenes and a catalytic amount of BF₃· OEt₂ under mild conditions to afford a novel series of 5,7-diaryl-hexahydro-2H-furo[3,2-b]pyrans in g