title: Copper(II)-catalyzed highly diastereoselective three-component reactions of aryl diazoacetates with alcohols and chalcones: an easy access to furan derivatives.
abstract: Copper(II) complexes are efficient catalysts in three-component reactions of aryl diazoacetates with alcohols and chalcones to give gamma-hydroxyketone derivatives in high yield with excellent diastereoselectivity. The resulting coupling adducts can be easily converted into furan-containing oligoaryls, tetrahydrofuran and 2,3-dihydrofuran derivatives.
authors.affiliation: East China Normal University, 3663 Zhongshan Bei Road, Shanghai 200062, China.
authors.forename: Yingguang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Changwei
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhai
authors.forename: Liping
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Wenhao
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hu