A new, easy synthetic route to 2-hydroxy-3-methyl cyclopent-2-enone from 5-methylfurfuryl alcoho is described, in which the key intermediates are derivatives of 2,5-dimethoxy tetrahydrofuran prepared from the anodic oxidation of the corresponding derivatives of furan, followed by hydrogenation.
T. Shono, Y. Matsumura and H. Hamaguchi, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1977, 712 DOI: 10.1039/C39770000712
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