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OXIDATION CHEMISTRY OF A cis-2-(3-FURYLIDENE)ETHANOL
Fristad, William E.,Paquette, Leo A.
, p. 2219 - 2224 (2007/10/02)
Submission of the tri-n-butylstannylmethyl ether (9) of furylcarbinol (8) to Still rearrangement leads stereoselectively to 10 as the exclusive product.The cis-oriented nature of the hydroxyethyl and 3-furyl functional groups in 10 is cause for ready ring closure either to benzofuran (10) or lactone (13) depending upon conditions.
