A new route to 2(5H)-furanones via ruthenium-catalysed oxidative cyclocarbonylation of allylic alcohols

1 January 1994

journal article
research article
Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications

No. 6,p. 755-756
https://doi.org/10.1039/c39940000755

Abstract

Several 2(5H)-furanones are readily prepared in moderate to high yields by ruthenium-catalysed oxidative cyclocarbonylation of 1,1-disubstituted allyl alcohols.

Keywords

NEW ROUTE
READILY
ALLYLIC
DISUBSTITUTED
RUTHENIUM
FURANONES
CYCLOCARBONYLATION
ALCOHOLS