School of Chemical Sciences, Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded 431606, Maharashtra, India
Abstract:
A novel one-pot procedure for the synthesis of 3-carbomethoxy-4-aryl furan-2-(5H)-ones is reported via α-tosyloxylation of enolisable ketones with [hydroxy(tosyloxy)iodo]benzene, followed by treatment with potassium monomethyl malonate and K2CO3.