25653-14-9Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Syntheses of tetrahydrofurobenzofurans and dihydromethanobenzodioxepines from 5-hydroxy-3-methyl-3H-benzofuran-2-one. Rearrangement and ring expansion under reductive conditions on treatment with hydrides
Luo, Weiming,Yu, Qian-Sheng,Holloway, Harold W.,Parrish, Damon,Greig, Nigel H.,Brossi, Arnold
, p. 6171 - 6176 (2005)
5-Hydroxy-3-methyl-3H-benzofuran-2-one, 5, easily obtained from pyruvic acid and 1,4-cyclohexanedione, was used as a starting material to prepare (±)-5-hydroxy-3a-methyl-2,3,3a,8a-tetrahydrofuro[2,3-b]benzofuran, 10, and(±)-7-hydroxy-5-methyl-4,5-dihydro-
