Abstract
An unexpected aromatization of 2-acetoxy-3,3-dichloro-4-(α-chloroalkyl)tetrahydrofurans to 3-alkyl-4-chlorofurans occurs on heating with sodium iodide in dimethylformamide (DMF) at 120 °C.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Financial assistance from the Department of Science and Technology (DST), New Delhi, is gratefully acknowledged.