A SHORT AND EFFICIENT SYNTHESIS OF 2-METHYLTETRAHYDROFURAN-3-ONE

Authors
RAGOUSSIS V LAGOUVARDOS DJ RAGOUSSIS N
Citation
V. Ragoussis et al., A SHORT AND EFFICIENT SYNTHESIS OF 2-METHYLTETRAHYDROFURAN-3-ONE, Synthetic communications, 28(22), 1998, pp. 4273-4278
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal title
Synthetic communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
00397911
Volume
28
Issue
22
Year of publication
1998
Pages
4273 - 4278
Database
ISI
SICI code
0039-7911(1998)28:22<4273:ASAESO>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
2-Methyltetrahydrofuran-3-one (3), a volatile constituent of the aroma complex of roasted coffee, is efficiently prepared in satisfactory yi eld (55,2%) by oxidative hydroxylation of the 2-acetylbutyrolactone (4 ).