BOROHYDRIDE REDUCTION OF 3-SUBSTITUTED PHENYLMETHYLFURAN-2-ONES - AN INTERESTING EXAMPLE OF CHEMOSELECTIVE REACTIONS

Authors
GUPTA P ROY K BHADURI AP
Citation
P. Gupta et al., BOROHYDRIDE REDUCTION OF 3-SUBSTITUTED PHENYLMETHYLFURAN-2-ONES - AN INTERESTING EXAMPLE OF CHEMOSELECTIVE REACTIONS, Indian journal of chemistry. Sect. B: organic chemistry, including medical chemistry, 33(9), 1994, pp. 825-828
Citations number
2
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal title
Indian journal of chemistry. Sect. B: organic chemistry, including medical chemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
03764699
Volume
33
Issue
9
Year of publication
1994
Pages
825 - 828
Database
ISI
SICI code
0376-4699(1994)33:9<825:BRO3P->2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
The reaction of ethyl H)-oxofuran-3-yl)methyl]phenoxyacetate/propionat e/ butyrate (7, 8 and 9) with sodium borohydride has been studied. Com pound 7 exhibits chemoselectivity towards the reduction of ester group and compound 9 exhibits chemoselectivity towards the lactone ring ope ning. Compound 8, however, does not exhibit any such chemoselectivity.