The Piancatelli Rearrangement: New Applications for an Intriguing Reaction
Nearly forty years ago, at the University of Rome, Giovanni Piancatelli and co-workers discovered the acid-catalyzed water-mediated rearrangement of 2-furylcarbinols into 4-hydroxycyclopentenones. These motifs are core components of several pharmacologically active compounds and precursors of many n...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2013-10-01
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| Series: | Molecules |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/18/10/12290 |