| Achmatowicz reaction | |
|---|---|
| Named after | Osman Achmatowicz Jr. |
| Reaction type | Rearrangement reaction |
| Identifiers | |
| RSC ontology ID | RXNO:0000233 |
TheAchmatowicz reaction, also known as theAchmatowicz rearrangement, is anorganic synthesis in which afuran is converted to adihydropyran. In the original publication by the Polish chemist Osman Achmatowicz Jr. (b. 20 December 1931 inVilnius) in 1971[1]furfuryl alcohol is reacted withbromine inmethanol to 2,5-dimethoxy-2,5-dihydrofuran which rearranges to thedihydropyran with dilutesulfuric acid. Additional reaction steps,alcoholprotection withmethyl orthoformate andboron trifluoride) and thenketonereduction withsodium borohydride produce an intermediate from which manymonosaccharides can be synthesised.
The Achmatowicz protocol has been used intotal synthesis, including those of desoxoprosophylline,[2] pyrenophorin[3][4] Recently it has been used indiversity oriented synthesis[5][6]
and inenantiomeric scaffolding.[7][8]