Methyl Acrylate → Methyl 3-(5-methylfuran-2-yl)prop-2-enoate

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The reaction and post treatment were carried out in the same manner as described in Example 21 except that 30 ml of 2-methylfuran was used instead of 30 ml of furan, the amount of methyl acrylate was changed to 1.015 g and the reaction temperature was changed to 200° C. From a fraction eluted with benzene/hexane (4/1) was obtained 0.51 g of methyl β-(5-methyl-2-furyl)acrylate (2) (the yield was 26%).

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