2- Furan acetic acid

Decarbonylations of furfuraldehyde to furan continue to be of commercial interest and various new catalysts have been recommended.253 Decarboxylations are still occasionally useful,254 and the selective decarboxylation of furan-3,4-dicarboxylic acid to furan-3-carboxylic acid is said to be much improved by omitting any solvent.255 The easy decarboxylation of furan acetic acid derivatives is formulated in structure 139, although the acidic conditions need not preclude ring opening.2553... 

Ibrning to structurally more complex applications of 100, it has been shown that it can function as a Michael acceptor. For example, when the enolate of 2,4-dimethyl-cyclo-hexen-3-one (152) is treated with 100 in the presence of lithium hexamethyldisilazane (LiHMDS), dichlorovinylation takes place and 153 is formed. On the other hand, with lithium diisopropylamide (LDA) as base, the 1-chloroacetylene derivative 151 is produced [98-100] (Scheme 2-15). The reaction, which also takes place with other 1-chloroacetylenes, most likely involves the Michael intermediate 154 which — depending on reaction conditions — is either protonated or loses a chloride ion. On treatment with copper powder in tetrahydro-furan/acetic acid, 151 is dechlorinated the resulting terminal acetylene has been used for further transformations. 

The reaction of 2-amino-4(2-furyl)thiazole in acetic acid with bromine yields product 198 brominated on the furan ring (Scheme 126). The... 

Degradatiou. Heating of succinic acid or anhydride yields y-ketopimehc ddactone, cyclohexane-1,4-dione, and a mixture of decomposition products that include acetic acid, propionic acid, acryUc acid, acetaldeide, acrolein, oxaUc acid, cyclopentanone, and furane. In argon atmosphere, thermal degradation of succinic anhydride takes place at 340°C (123). Electrolysis of succinic acid produces ethylene and acetylene. 

Halogens react with benzo[6]furan by an addition-elimination mechanism to give 2- and 3-substituted products (76JCS(P2)266). Treatment of benzo[6]thiophene with chlorine or bromine in acetic acid gives predominantly 3-substituted products (71JCS(B)79). 2,2,3,3,4,5,6,7-Octachloro-2,3-dihydrobenzothiophene is obtained when benzo[6]thio-phene is treated with chlorine in the presence of 1 mole of iodine (80JOC2l5l). 

An important extension of these reactions is the Mannich reaction, in which aminomethyl-ation is achieved by the combination of formaldehyde, a secondary amine and acetic acid (Scheme 24). The intermediate immonium ion generated from formaldehyde, dimethyl-amine and acetic acid is not sufficiently reactive to aminomethylate furan, but it will form substitution products with alkylfurans. The Mannich reaction appears to be still more limited in its application to thiophene chemistry, although 2-aminomethylthiophene has been prepared by reaction of thiophene with formaldehyde and ammonium chloride. The use of A,iV-dimethyf (methylene) ammonium chloride (Me2N=CH2 CF) has been recommended for the iV,iV-dimethylaminomethylation of thiophenes (83S73). 

Benzo[c]furan, 1,3,4,7-tetraphenyl-steric hindrance, 4, 542 synthesis, 4, 683 Benzo[b]furan-3-acetic acid synthesis, 3, 686 Benzo[b]furan-3-amine, 2-acyl-tautomerism, 4, 648 Benzo[b]furan-2-carboxamides synthesis, 3, 685... 

Esters of diphenylacetic acids with derivatives of ethanol-amine show mainly the antispasmodic component of the atropine complex of biologic activities. As such they find use in treatment of the resolution of various spastic conditions such as, for example, gastrointestinal spasms. The prototype in this series, adiphenine (47), is obtained by treatment of diphenyl acetyl chloride with diethylaminoethanol. A somewhat more complex basic side chain is accessible by an interesting rearrangement. Reductive amination of furfural (42) results in reduction of the heterocyclic ring as well and formation of the aminomethyltetrahydro-furan (43). Treatment of this ether with hydrogen bromide in acetic acid leads to the hydroxypiperidine (45), possibly by the intermediacy of a carbonium ion such as 44. Acylation of the alcohol with diphenylacetyl chloride gives piperidolate (46). ... 

D) Preparation of 2-(1-Hydroxyethyi)-3-Methyi-5-(2-Oxo-2,5-Dihydro-4-Furyi)Benzo[b] Furan (3574 CB) 13,2 grams of compound 3556 CB of which the preparation is described in (C) are treated successively with 66 ml of methylene chloride, 27 ml of methanol and, with stirring, 1.6 grams of sodium borohydride added in stages. The reaciton takes 1 hour. The mixture is poured into water acidified with a sufficient amount of acetic acid, the solvents are stripped under vacuum, the crystalline product removed, washed with water, and recrystallized from ethyl acetate. Yield 90%. MP <=158°C. 

Treatment of 2-phenyl-l,3-benzoxazepines with hydrochloric acid in acetic acid gives benzo-furans by hydrolytic opening of the oxazepine ring, followed by loss of benzamide and re-cyclization.23... 

Benzo[c]furans (isobenzofurans) are very reactive but generally unstable dienes which are prepared in situ and trapped. The in ihu-generated isobenzo-furan 33 was trapped by cycloaddition reaction with bis(methyl (S)-lactyl) ester 34 to afford [32] optically active naphthols (Equation 2.12). The cycloaddition was carried out in the presence of a catalytic amount of glacial acetic acid and represents a facile one-pot procedure to synthesize substituted naphthols. 

The Diels-Alder adduct, anhydride 63, on treatment with hydrazine hydrate in acetic acid for 20 min yielded 252 which on keeping in acetic acid for further 8 h gave the imide derivative 253. This adduct, imide 253, underwent retro-Diels-Alder reaction to eliminate furan giving amino maleimide derivative 254 (Scheme 45) <2005J OC4553>. 

Nitration of furfuryl alcohol (2-furylmethanol) in acetic anhydride yields the nitro-nitrate 57 which possesses both a reactive methylene group able to undergo aldol reactions, etc., and also a nitrate ion leaving group for nucleophilic substitutions.137 Detailed studies of the nitration disclose various products resulting from the addition of one or even two acetic acid residues to the furan nucleus in competition with the nitrations.138,139... 

PMR) trends that correspond to relative rates.179 From an examination of the displacement of chloride from l-chloro-5-nitrofuran by potassium iodide in acetic acid or by sodium sulfide in water it was concluded that the substitution need not be a true nucleophilic substitution. Initially there could be a transfer of one electron from the nucleophile to the furan nucleus the resultant radical anion loses chloride to form a furyl radical and product.179... 

Unexpectedly, some diazoesters seem to react by way of carbene intermediates even in highly ionic media at room temperature.276 With acetic acid alone 2-furyldiazoacetic ester supplies two products retaining the furan ring. But if the acetic acid is mixed with ether or dichloromethane then a Z-alkenyne (Scheme 53) appears just as if a carbene had been formed. The... 

In Carter s studies toward the total synthesis of azaspiracid, the construction of "fragment B" requires the conversion of the y-lactone 91 into a furan acetal. In this connection, it has been uncovered that the desired furan acetal can indeed be formed in 64% yield under methanolic acidic conditions . 

The synthesis of the furan-imidazole derivatives, shown in Scheme 2, were also described by Wang et al. [34]. Reaction of 4-(dimethylamino)benzalde-hyde (20) with trimethylsilylcyanide (TMS)-CN in the presence of Znl2 produced the TMS cyanohydrin 21. Compound 21 was treated with LDA followed by the addition of 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzaldehyde to give the benzoin intermediate 22. Oxidation with CUSO4 in aqueous pyridine, followed by reaction with 3-furaldehyde in acetic acid, produced the substituted imidazole 23. 

The reactions of heteroaromatic compounds such as furans, pyrroles, and indoles with alkynoates proceed under very mild conditions (in acetic acid or even in neutral solvents such as CH2C12 at room temperature). For example, the reaction of pyrrole with ethyl phenylpropiolate gives the 2-alkenylated pyrrole (Equation (44)).47c This reaction is applied to the direct synthesis of a /3-alkenylpyrrole, the pyrrole fragment of haemin (Equation (45)).47d The present reaction provides a very convenient method for functionalization of arenes and heteroarenes. 

Acetoxylation. Although furans are readily oxidized, furans substituted by a triisopropylsilyl (TIPS) group when treated with DDQ in toluene-acetic acid at 0° undergo acetoxylation at an adjacent a-methylene group.3... 

Furans.2 Enol ethers, p-dicarbonyl compounds, and Mn(III) acetate (2 equiv.) react in acetic acid (25°) to form l-aIkoxy-l,2-dihydrofurans, which form furans readily on acid-catalyzed elimination of ROH. 

Ethyl trifluoroacetate Acetic acid, trifluoro-, ethyl ester (383-63-1), 75, 154 Furan (110-00-9), 75, 201... 

Mono(2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)tartaric acid Butanedioic acid, 2-[(2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)oxy-3-hydroxy-, [R-(R, R )]- (12) (116212-44-3) 2,6-Dimethoxybenzoic acid Benzoic acid, 2,6-dimethoxy- (8,9) (1466-76-8) Trifluoroadetic anhydride Acetic acid, tritluoro-, anhydride (8,9) (407-25-0) Borane-Tetrahydrofuran Furan, tetrahydro-, compd. with borane (1 1) (8,9) (14044-65-6)... 

Thermolysis of D-fructose in acid solution provides 11 and 2-(2-hydrox-yacetyl)furan (44) as major products. Earlier work had established the presence of 44 in the product mixtures obtained after acid-catalyzed dehydrations of D-glucose and sucrose. Eleven other products were identified in the D-fructose reaction-mixture, including formic acid, acetic acid, 2-furaldehyde, levulinic acid, 2-acetyl-3-hydroxyfuran (isomaltol), and 4-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-5-methyl-3(2//)-furanone (59). Acetic acid and formic acid can be formed by an acid-catalyzed decomposition of 2-acetyl-3-hydroxyfuran, whereas levulinic acid is a degradation prod-uct of 11. 2,3-Dihydro-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyl-4//-pyran-4-one has also been isolated after acid treatment of D-fructose.The pyranone is a dehydration product of the pyranose form of l-deoxy-D-eo f o-2,3-hexodiulose. In aqueous acid seems to be the major reaction product of the pyranone. 

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