Javier Read de Alaniz and co-workers from UCSB have reported in Tetrahedron Letters on the synthesis of cyclopentenones from furans through a Piancatelli rearrangement.
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4-Hydroxycyclopentenones from furans
Posted by naturalproductman on November 16, 2014
Posted in Cascade Reactions, Methodology, Named Reactions, Piancatelli rearrangement, Ring Opening | 1 Comment »
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