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procedure is simple and the substrates are readily available.
This method is practical for the synthesis of a variety of
dihydrofurans and furans. The application of this approach for
the synthesis and the screen of biologically active furan
derivatives are currently underway.
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Conflicts of interest
There are no conflicts of interest to declare.
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We thank the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.
21772240, 21472248), Guangzhou Science Technology and
Innovation Commission (201707010210), Department of
Science and Technology of Guangdong Province
(2017A020211011), and National Science and Technology
Major Project of the Ministry of Science and Technology of
China (2017ZX09305010) for the financial support of this study.
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