A simple preparation of ethyl 2,5‐dimethylfuran‐3‐carboxylate and 2,5‐dimethylfuran‐3,4‐dicarboxylic acid from diethyl 2,3‐diacetylsuccinate

Abstract

A simple preparation of ethyl 2,5‐dimethylfuran‐3‐carboxylate (3), 2,5‐dimethylfuran‐3,4‐dicarboxylic acid (4), and diethyl 2,5‐dimethylfuran‐3,4‐dicarboxylate (5) by treatment of diethyl 2,3‐diacetylsuccinate (2) with aqueous HCl is reported. The reaction is performed under organic solvent free conditions from a readily available cheap starting material. J. Heterocyclic Chem., (2009).

2-(4-Nitrophenyl)-5-phenylfuran

“…The title compound, (I), has been obtained as a by-product in our ongoing research of highly substituted furan derivatives (Wang et al, 2009).…”