Taming furfurylcations for the synthesis of privileged structures and novel scaffolds

Abstract

Furfuryl cations are generated via a highly efficient bismuth-catalyzed reaction of furfuryl alcohols. This systematic study provides insight on the reactivity profile of furfuryl cations towards nucleophilic substitution reactions. Novel C–C, C–N, C–O and C–S bond forming reactions of furfuryl cations have been developed, thus providing access to a diverse array of building blocks for further manipulations.