2,3-Dihydrofuran is a
heterocyclic compound
A heterocyclic compound or ring structure is a cyclic compound that has atoms of at least two different elements as members of its ring(s). Heterocyclic chemistry is the branch of organic chemistry dealing with the synthesis, properties, and ...
. It is one of the simplest
enol ethers and a position
isomer
In chemistry, isomers are molecules or polyatomic ions with identical molecular formulae – that is, same number of atoms of each element – but distinct arrangements of atoms in space. Isomerism is existence or possibility of isomers.
Iso ...
of
2,5-dihydrofuran
2,5-Dihydrofuran is an organic compound classified as a monounsaturated derivative of furan. It is a colorless, volatile liquid. It can be produced by the rearrangement of the epoxide of butadiene.G. Wytze Meindersma, Matthias Maase and André ...
. It is a colorless volatile liquid.
It undergoes
lithiation upon treatment with
butyl lithium.
References
Dihydrofurans
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