A further selective pathway in thermal conversion of 2,5-epidioxy-2-alkoxy-2,5-dihydrofurans (2-alkoxyfuran endo-peroxides). Synthesis of the first 5-hydroperoxyfuran-2(5H)-ones
A further selective pathway in thermal conversion of 2,5-epidioxy-2-alkoxy-2,5-dihydrofurans (2-alkoxyfuran endo-peroxides). Synthesis of the first 5-hydroperoxyfuran-2(5H)-ones
The 5-hydroperoxyfuran-2(5H)-ones 3 are synthesized by acid hydrolysis of the dihydrofurans 1 which are prepared in one-pot procedure by reaction of the corresponding furans 4 with singlet oxygen and methanol. The synthetic method has a wide range of applicability; however, compounds 3 unsubstituted at C-4 cannot be prepared since the corresponding dihydrofurans 1 are not formed.
A further selective pathway in thermal conversion of 2,5-epidioxy-2-alkoxy-2,5-dihydrofurans (2-alkoxyfuran endo-peroxides). Synthesis of the first 5-hydroperoxyfuran-2(5H)-ones
Thermal conversion of the epidioxydihydrofurans 1 leads, via dioxetanes 3, to the stereoisomeric dimers 4 which have a structural relationship with antitumour cyclic peroxides and represent convenient starting materials for several multifunctional compounds; their mild acid hydrolysis provides a convenient entry to the synthesis of the furanone derivatives 7 and 8 which are structurally related to biologically active products.