Furans in Synthesis. The Preparation of Spiro-Cyclic Systems.
Furan-terminated cationic cyclizations employing allylic alcohols, enones, and N-acyl iminium ions as initiators have been explored as routes to highly functionalized spirodecanes, spiroundecanes, spiroundecanes and spirododecanes.
Tanis, Steven P.,Herrinton, Paul M.,Dixon, Lisa A.