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furan

Known as: Oxycyclopentadiene, 1,4-Epoxy-1,3-butadiene, Oxole 
A clear, colorless, flammable liquid cyclic ether with an ethereal odor. Furan is used as an intermediate in the production of tetrahydrofuran… 
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BenzofuransNitrofuransRanitidine
Endocrine Disruptors

Broader (3)

FuransHeterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ringoxygenous heterocyclic compound

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Review
2017
Review
2017
Conversion of plant biomass to furan derivatives and sustainable access to the new generation of polymers, functional materials and fuels
5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) is an important versatile reagent, a so-called platform chemical, that can be produced from plant… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
A palladium/copper bimetallic catalytic system: dramatic improvement for Suzuki-Miyaura-type direct C-H arylation of azoles with arylboronic acids.
As a variety of metal-mediated biaryl formations througharomatic C H activation have been popularized, theSuzuki–Miyaura-type… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Dynamic kinetic asymmetric domino oxa-Michael/carbocyclization by combination of transition-metal and amine catalysis: catalytic enantioselective synthesis of dihydrofurans.
A one-pot highly chemo- and enantioselective catalytic domino oxa-Michael/carbocyclization between α,β-unsaturated aldehydes and… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Gold catalysis: switching the pathway of the furan-yne cyclization.
The use of gold compounds as homogeneous catalysts for the conversion of many organic substrates is one of the fastest growing… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
The first transannular [4+3] cycloaddition reaction: synthesis of the ABCD ring structure of cortistatins.
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Increased dioxin-like compounds in the serum of women with peritoneal endometriosis and deep endometriotic (adenomyotic) nodules.
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Thermal analysis of the antiretroviral zidovudine (AZT) and evaluation of the compatibility with excipients used in solid dosage forms.
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Thermally responsive dendrons and dendrimers based on reversible furan-maleimide Diels-Alder adducts.
[reaction: see text]. Benzyl aryl ether dendrons and dendrimers containing thermally reversible furan-maleimide Diels-Alder… 
Review
1997
Review
1997
Extrapolation of in vitro enzyme induction data to humans in vivo.
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Genotoxicity of 1,3-dithiane and 1,4-dithiane in the CHO/SCE assay and the Salmonella/microsomal test.
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