4-Acetyl-2-hydroxy-2,5-dimethylfuran-3(2H)-one

The facile synthesis of 4-acetyl-2-hydroxy-2,5-dimethylfuran-3(2H)-one (4) was achieved by the Mn(OAc)3-mediated aerobic oxidation of 2,4-pentanedione or the direct reaction of Mn(acac)3 in AcOH-TFE at room temperature under a dried air stream.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chiaki Akazaki, Shun Kawabata, Hiroshi Nishino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-10-01
Series:Molbank
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-8599/2016/4/M913