75207-29-3

Upstream product

• 534-22-5 2-methylfuran 
• 70855-12-8 2-Methyl-5-<(4-methylphenyl)methyl>furan 
• 70855-13-9 1-(4-methylphenyl)-hexane-2,5-dione 
• 104-81-4 4-Methylbenzyl bromide 
• 75207-27-1 5,5-(ethylenedithio)-1-p-tolylhexan-2-one 
• 75207-28-2 6,6-(ethylenedithio)-2-p-tolylheptan-3-one 

Downstream Products

• 75207-31-7 6,6-(ethylenedithio)-2-p-tolylhept-2-ene 
• 75207-32-8 2-p-tolylhept-2-en-6-one 
• 75207-34-0 6-(4-methylphenyl)-2-heptanone 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

A Simple and Efficient Total Synthesis of the Sesquiterpenes Cuparene and Iso-α-curcumene, from Furan Derivatives

3,3-Dimethyl-2-p-tolylcyclopentanone (7) was synthesised by 1,4-addition of lithium dimethylcuprate to 3-methyl-2-p-tolylcyclopentenone (6), which was derived from 5-methyl-2-(4-methylbenzyl)furan (4) through the diketone (5).Starting from the same intermediate (5), 2-p-tolylheptan-6-one (16) was also synthesised.These results constitute formal total syntheses of cuparene (9) and iso-α-curcumene (17) respectively.