Synlett 2018; 29(01): 106-110
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1588564
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

New Efficient Synthesis of 1,2,4-Trisubstituted Furans by a ­Sequential Passerini/Wittig/Isomerization Reaction Starting from Baylis–Hillman β-Bromo Aldehydes

Authors

  • Zhi-Lin Ren

    Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, P. R. of China   Email: mwding@mail.ccnu.edu.cn
  • Mei Sun

    Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, P. R. of China   Email: mwding@mail.ccnu.edu.cn
  • Zhi-Rong Guan

    Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, P. R. of China   Email: mwding@mail.ccnu.edu.cn
  • Ming-Wu Ding*

    Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, P. R. of China   Email: mwding@mail.ccnu.edu.cn

We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of this work by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21572075) and the 111 Project B17019.
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Publication History

Received: 12 June 2017

Accepted after revision: 26 July 2017

Publication Date:
25 August 2017 (online)


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Abstract

A new and efficient synthesis of 1,2,4-trisubstituted furans from a Baylis–Hillman β-bromo aldehyde, an acid, an isocyanide, and methyl(diphenyl)phosphine, by a sequential Passerini condensation, Wittig reaction, and isomerization in the presence of triethylamine is reported.

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