Cyclization of α-hydroxy-β-diketones to furan-3(2H)-ones under mild basic conditions

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4039(91)80640-R

In relation with studies directed to the total synthesis of psuerotin A, conversion of α-hydroxy-β-diketones to the correspponding furan-3(2H)-ones have been successfully performed by a new method using K₂CO₃ in methanol. Cyclization