In furan chemistry

For reviews on furan chemistry see References 1, 4—7. The monograph by Dunlop and Peters (1), pubHshed in 1953 remains as the most comprehensive review of furan chemistry available. Unfortunately, it has never been revised, has been out of print for many years, and is not readily available. An excellent, review by Dean (7) covers advances in furan chemistry up through about 1982. 

R] Dean, F. M. Recent Advances in Furan Chemistry. Part I. In Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry, Katritzky, A. R., Ed. Academic Press New York, 1982 Vol, 30, 167-238. 

J. Bleidelis, K. Venters, and R. Gevars, Advances in Furan Chemistry. Zinate Riga,... 

Sec. II.K] RECENT ADVANCES IN FURAN CHEMISTRY. PART I 189 K. From Pyran and Pyridine Derivatives... 

The strain of the triple bonds of 5 could also be reflected by its chemical reactivity with furan, 1,3-diphenylisobenzofuran, as well as dichloroketene (Scheme 3). Mention should be made of my first use of furans in a Diels-Alder reaction, because this first encounter has sparked my enduring interest in furan chemistry throughout my research career (Section 6). 

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