Regio- and stereoselective 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of arylnitrile oxides to 5-acetoxy-2(5H)-furanone

Arylnitrile oxides undergo regio- and stereo-specific 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions with 5-acetoxy-2(5H)-furanone. In each case a single product3a–3g results from ananti approach to the 5-acetoxy substituent, the oxygen of the 1,3-dipole being attached to C-4 of furan. Under similar conditions 5-benzoyloxy-2(5H)-furanone yields3h–3i. The structures of the adducts were determined by1H- and13C-NMR spectroscopy.