Serendipitous synthesis of 1,1-bisfuryl-1- [5-(tri-2-furylmethyl)]furylmethane by the reaction of tri-2-furylmethane with n-butyllithium.
[reaction: see text] In an experiment designed to synthesize the tricarboxaldehyde 2 from tri-2-furylmethane, we observed the serendipitous formation of 1,1-bisfuryl-1-[5-(tri-2-furylmethyl)]furylmethane 3, presumably via the intermediacy of the tri-2-furylmethyl radical.
Nair
Vijay
V
Organic Chemistry Division, Regional Research Laboratory (CSIR), Trivandrum, India. vijaynair_2001@yahoo.com
Thomas
Siji
S
Mathew
Smitha C
SC