title: Facile microwave-mediated transformations of 2-butene-1,4-diones and 2-butyne-1,4-diones to furan derivatives.
abstract: Several di- and triarylfuran derivatives were prepared in high yields from but-2-ene-1,4-diones/but-2-yne-1,4-diones using formic acid in the presence of a catalytic amount of palladium on carbon and in poly(ethylene glycol)-200 medium in a one-pot operation under microwave irradiation (1-5 min).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry 605 014, India. hspr@satyam.net.in
authors.forename: H Surya Prakash
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jothilingam