Tetrahedron

(Alkoxyallyl) sulfones as enal and enone β-anion equivalents. Synthesis of mono-, di-and trisubtituted furans

D Craig, CJ Etheridge

Index: Craig, Donald; Etheridge, Christopher J. Tetrahedron, 1996 , vol. 52, # 48 p. 15289 - 15310

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Abstract

Treatment of variously-substituted (alkoxyallyl) sulfones 1, 7-9 with strong base followed by aldehydes gives alcohol adducts 5. These may be converted into a wide range of substituted furans 6 by exposure to acid, or to silica gel in dichloromethane containing sulfuric acid in some cases.