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Catalytic Alkylation of Furans by π-Activated Alcohols (Review)

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Progress in the field of catalytic alkylation of furans by π-activated alcohols over the last 15 years is reviewed. The occurence of benzyl-, allyl-, and propargylfurans in natural sources and their biological activity is also discussed.

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This work was carried out with the financial support of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (grant 14-03-31728 mol-a) and the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation (4.246.2014/K).

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Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 860-875, June, 2014.

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Uchuskin, M.G., Makarov, A.S. & Butin, A.V. Catalytic Alkylation of Furans by π-Activated Alcohols (Review). Chem Heterocycl Comp 50, 791–806 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10593-014-1534-z

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