An. Blinnikov et al., ALPHA-HYDROXYALKYL(BENZYL)FURAZANS AND ALPHA-HYDROXYALKYL(BENZYL)FUROXANS - SYNTHESIS AND REACTIVITY, Russian chemical bulletin, 45(7), 1996, pp. 1692-1698
A general,and simple preparative method for the synthesis of alpha-hyd
roxyalkyl(benzyI)furazan and -furoxan derivatives is proposed. The met
hod involves reduction of acyl or ethoxycarbonyl substituents in these
heterocyclic compounds with NaBH4 in ethanol. Based on the alcohols t
hus prepared, a number of previously unknown functional derivatives (a
lpha-nitroxyalkyl-,alpha-haloalkyl-, and alpha-azidoalkylfurazans and
-furoxans) have been synthesized.