title: Using singlet oxygen to synthesise a [6,6,5]-bis-spiroketal in one-pot from a simple 2,5-disubstituted furan.
abstract: Singlet oxygen (1O2) proves to be a powerful tool in mediating the one-pot synthesis of a salinomycin-type [6,6,5]-bis-spiroketal unit starting from a suitably substituted furan nucleus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Vasilika Vouton, 71003 Iraklion, Crete, Greece.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tofi
authors.forename: Tamsyn
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Montagnon
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Georgiou
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vassilikogiannakis
mesh_terms: D005663:Furans / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry*; D013141:Spiro Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D005663:Furans; D013141:Spiro Compounds; D010100:Oxygen