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Base‐Catalyzed Cascade 1,3‐H Shift/Cyclization Reaction to Construct Polyaromatic Furans
Author(s) -
Wang YaHui,
Liu Heng,
Zhu LiLi,
Li XiaoXiao,
Chen Zili
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
advanced synthesis and catalysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.541
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1615-4169
pISSN - 1615-4150
DOI - 10.1002/adsc.201000833
Subject(s) - chemistry , cascade , catalysis , furan , base (topology) , combinatorial chemistry , cascade reaction , deuterium , organic chemistry , chromatography , mathematical analysis , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics
Abstract A convenient new method was developed to prepare unfused polyaromatic furan derivatives from diynyl‐1,6‐diols through a novel base‐catalyzed cascade 1,3‐H shift/cyclization process. Deuterium experiments were performed to determine that the 1,3‐H shift was the rate‐determining step.