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Furans

Known as: Furans [Chemical/Ingredient] 
Compounds with a 5-membered ring of four carbons and an oxygen. They are aromatic heterocycles. The reduced form is tetrahydrofuran.
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2-acetylfuran2-me-tetrahydrofuran4-benzyloxymethyldihydrofuran-2-one5-(tetradecyloxy)-2-furancarboxylic acid

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2010
2010
The Influence of Fuel Properties on Spray Propagation, Atomization and Evaporation
Understanding the relationship between physical properties and spray behavior is essential for the development of future… 
2009
2009
Facile synthesis of enantiomerically pure 2- and 2,3-disubstituted furans catalysed by mixed Lewis acids: an easy route to 3-iodofurans and 3-(hydroxymethyl)furans.
Simple and efficient syntheses, catalysed by a mixed Lewis acid system (ZrCl(4)/ZnI(2)), of enantiomerically pure 2- and 2,3… 
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2007
Highly Cited
2007
Transition-metal-catalyzed rearrangement of allenyl sulfides: a route to furan derivatives.
Allene chemistry has attracted considerable attention in recent years. In particular, the transition-metal-catalyzed reaction of… 
2007
2007
A facile one-pot synthesis of amino furans using trans-cinnamaldehyde in the presence of nucleophilic isocyanides
The 1 : 1 reactive intermediate generated by the addition of alkyl isocyanide to dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates was trapped by… 
2003
2003
Applicability of the CALUX bioassay for screening of dioxin levels in human milk samples
The CALUX (chemically activated luciferase expression) bioassay based on rat hepatoma (H4IIE) cells is a sensitive assay for the… 
1996
1996
New palladium-catalyzed reactions of unsaturated triflates with alkenes and alkyenes
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1986
1986
Safe handling of chemical toxicants and control of interferences in human tissue analysis for dioxins and furans.
The development of a comprehensive analytical program in ultratrace analyses of toxic substances requires a facility specifically… 
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1983
Highly Cited
1983
Palladium catalyzed synthesis of heterocycles
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1976
1976
Products from furans. 1. Sunthesis and anticoccidial and antimicrobial activity of 5-amino-5,6-dihydro-6-methoxy-2-methyl-2-(4'-biphenylyl)-2H-pyran-3(4H)-ones and related compounds.
A Michael type addition of an amine to 6-methoxy-2-methyl-2-(4'-biphenylyl)-2H-pyran-3(6H)-one (1) dissolved in ether, benzene… 
1975
1975
Oxidation of furans. 3. Estrogenic properties of lactones and anhydrides derived from the oxidation of 17alpha-[3-furyl]estradiol derivatives.
The oxidation of 17alpha-[3-furyl]estradiol derivatives and the estrogenic properties of the resulting isomeric 17,21-and 17,23…