(2E)-4-hydroxyalk-2-enals and 2-substituted furans as products of reactions of (2E)-4,4-dimethoxybut-2-enal with Grignard compounds
Methods have been developed for the synthesis of (2E)-1,1-dimethoxyalk-2- en-4-ols and (2E)-4-hydroxyalk-2-enals by reaction of (2E)-4,4-dimethoxybut-2- enals and Grignard compounds. Thermal isomerization of (2E)-4-hydroxyalk-2-enals gave the corresponding 2-alkylfurans.