Tetrahedron

The formation of azulene derivatives from 2H-cyclohepta [b] furan-2-one derivatives

T Nozoe, K Takase, T Nakazawa, S Fukuda

Index: Nozoe,T. et al. Tetrahedron, 1971 , vol. 27, p. 3357 - 3368

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Abstract

3-Ethoxycarbonyl-and 3-acetyl-2H-cyclohepta [b] furan-2-ones react easily with malonitrile. cyanoacetamide, ethyl cyanoacetate and diethyl malonate, in the presence of sodium ethoxide or t-butyl-amine, giving the corresponding 1, 2, 3-trisubstituted azulene derivatives, respectively. The structures of these azulene derivatives are determined on the basis of chemical evidence, and spectral data. Considering the structural correlation between the ...