Chemistry of 2-methylene-2,3-dihydro-3-furanones 16.* The reaction of 2-acylmethylene-5-aryl-2,3-dihydro-3-furanones with aromatic amines and N-arylideneamines

Article abstract of DOI:10.1007/BF02495929

2-p-Chlorobenzoylmethylene-5-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-3-furanone reacts with arylamines or N-arylideneamines to form the products of ring opening, 1,6-diaryl-1-arylamino-4-hydroxy-1,4-hexadiene-3,6-diones. The reaction of 5-aryl-2-p-chlorobenzoylmethylene-2,3-dihydro-3-furanones with o-aminophenol afforded 3-p-chlorobenzoylmethylene-3,4-dihydro-2H-benzo[b]-1,4-oxazin-2-one. Nucleophilic attack of amines is directed either to electrophilic centers at the C(5) and C(2) atoms or to the carbonyl group of the 2-phenacylidene substituent of the 3-oxofuran ring.