An efficient and short synthesis of 3-methyl-2(5H)-furanone, a synthon for strigol analogues

Article abstract of DOI:10.1080/00397919208019280

A three steps synthesis of 3-methyl-2(5H)-furanone from citraconic anhydride is reported. The furanone is prepared in an overall yield of 60%.

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An Efficient and Short
Synthesis of 3-Methyl-2(5H)-
Furanone, a Synthon for Strigol
Analogues
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E. M. Mangnus & B. Zwanenburg
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Department of Organic Chemistry, NSR-center for
Molecular Structure, Design and Synthesis University
of Nijmegen, Toernooiveld, 6525 ED, Nijmegen, The
Netherlands
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To cite this article: E. M. Mangnus & B. Zwanenburg (1992): An Efficient and Short
Synthesis of 3-Methyl-2(5H)-Furanone, a Synthon for Strigol Analogues, Synthetic
Communications: An International Journal for Rapid Communication of Synthetic
Organic Chemistry, 22:5, 783-786
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