Furfural → HCID 71294210, compound

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Reaction Steps

Furfural, acetone, and succinic anhydride are reacted to form the starting compounds of either 4-oxo-4-(5-(3-oxobut-1-en-1-yl)furan-2-yl)butanoic acid or 4-oxo-4-(5-(3-oxobutyl)furan-2-yl)butanoic acid, according to a method described in U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/669,775, filed Jul. 10, 2012, entitled “Compounds and Methods for the Production of Long Chain Hydrocarbons From Biological Sources,” the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. These species are then esterified with ethanol in the usual way to form ethyl 4-oxo-4-(5-(3-oxobut-1-en-1-yl)furan-2-yl)butanoate and ethyl 4-oxo-4-(5-(3-oxobutyl)furan-2-yl)butanoate.

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