TY - JOUR
TI - A short and efficient synthesis of 2-methyltetrahydrofuran-3-one
AU - Ragoussis, V.
AU - Lagouvardos, D.J.
AU - Ragoussis, N.
JO - Synthetic Communications
PY - 1998
VL - 28
TODO - 22
SP - 4273-4278
PB - Marcel Dekker Inc, New York, NY, United States
SN - 0039-7911, 1532-2432
TODO - 10.1080/00397919809458708
TODO - 2 methyltetrahydrofuran 3 one;  tetrahydrofuran derivative;  unclassified drug, article;  chemical structure;  coffee;  hydroxylation;  oxidation;  synthesis
TODO - 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).
ER -