Direct furan formation by treatment of a
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David I. MaGee; James D. Leach; Santosa Setiadji
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Article
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1999
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Elsevier Science
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French
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The reaction of keto-alkynes with strong potassium bases such as KOtBu, KHMDS or KI-I yields substituted furans in moderate to good yields without any special activation of the alkyne required. The method offers both a flexibility and rapid method for the synthesis of di-tri-or tetra-substituted fur