Turkish Journal of Chemistry, Vol.31, No.4, 491-494, 2007
The synthesis of 2-(Chloromethyl)-6-Hydroxy-2H-Pyran-3 (6H)-one via achmatowicz rearrangement
Achmatowicz rearrangement was carried out with 2-chloro-1-(furan-2-yl) ethanol, which was synthesized starting from 1-(furan-2-yl) ethanone. It was shown that the oxidation of 2-chloro-1-(furan-2-yl) ethanol with m-CPBA produced 2-(chloromethyl)-6-hydroxy-2H-pyran-3 (6H)-one in good yield (70%).