@article{3027369,
    title = "A short and efficient synthesis of 2-methyltetrahydrofuran-3-one",
    author = "Ragoussis, V. and Lagouvardos, D.J. and Ragoussis, N.",
    journal = "Synthetic Communications",
    year = "1998",
    volume = "28",
    number = "22",
    pages = "4273-4278",
    publisher = "Marcel Dekker Inc, New York, NY, United States",
    issn = "0039-7911, 1532-2432",
    doi = "10.1080/00397919809458708",
    keywords = "2 methyltetrahydrofuran 3 one;  tetrahydrofuran derivative;  unclassified drug, article;  chemical structure;  coffee;  hydroxylation;  oxidation;  synthesis",
    abstract = "2-Methyltetrahydrofuran-3-one (3), a volatile constituent of the aroma complex of roasted coffee, is efficiently prepared in satisfactory yield (55,2%) by oxidative hydroxylation of the 2-acetylbutyrolactone (4)."
}