A manganese(III)-mediated reaction between 2-benzoyl-1,4-benzoquinones and 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds that produces benzo[c]furan-4,7-diones and anthracene-1,4-diones with high chemoselectivity is described. With ethyl butyrylacetate, by changing the solvent, benzo[c]furan-4,7-diones and anthracene-1,4-diones can be generated in high chemoselectivities. With ethyl benzoylacetate, N ,N-dimethyl ac...

The title compound, C(23)H(22)O(8), is a binary benzoyl ester whose nucleus consists of a fused system made up of a methyl-enedi-oxy ring and two tetra-hydro-furan rings. One of the benzoyl ester groups is attached at the junction of the two tetra-hydro-furan rings. The other is attached to the outer tetra-furan ring. Both the benzoyl ester groups are in an axial conformation with respect to th...

Furan is naturally occurring at low levels in many foods and drinks.1 Furan consumption is of concern because it has been classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as possibly carcinogenic to humans, based on studies with laboratory animals. The U.S. FDA has recently published a report on the occurrence of furan in a large number of thermally processed foods, especial...

Colour, taste and flavour are among the most important factors in accepting food products on market. Furan derivatives, beside other flavour compounds, are important for the aroma of thermic processed food. This study presents the results of the separation, identification and quantification of some furan derivatives generated in the glucose-lysine model system. The volatile compounds, extracted...

The importance of the double bonds in the furan ring of avocadofurans with relation to their insecticidal activity was examined. The insecticidal activity of two naturally occurring avocadofurans, 2-(pentadecyl)furan and 2-(heptadecyl)furan, was compared to the toxicity of five tetrahydrofurans with alkyl chains at position 2 and varying side chains from 14 to 18 carbons. We found that eliminat...

Eight new furan derivatives have been prepared and characterized. These compounds were obtained by condensation of aminosugar and aminocyclitol intermediates with furan derivatives.

Furan is a food processing contaminant which occurs in several heat-treated foods, such as canned and jarred foods, coffee and cereal products. Furan is classified as a possible human carcinogen and recent risk evaluations have indicated that the exposure to furan by commonly consumed foods in the diet is a human health concern. Previous studies indicate that roasted coffee contains the highest...

A multicatalytic route to produce 2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)furan and the corresponding copolymers is introduced. This one-pot approach uses several commercial catalysts allows obtain two furan intermediates, not contaminated by humins.

The crystal structures are reported for two unsubstituted arylnaphthalene lactones, 4-phenylnaphtho[2,3-c]furan-1(3H)-one (2), 9-phenylnaphtho[2,3-c]furan-1(3H)-one (3) and a non-aromatic dihydro arylnaphthene lactone, 3a,4-dihydro-9-phenylnaphtho[2,3-c]furan-1(3H)-one (5). There only minor differences in the geometrical parameters of these structures. However, certain cases, both isomers lacto...

BACKGROUND Thermal processes and long storage of food lead to reactions between reducing sugars and amino acids, or with ascorbic acid, carbohydrates or polyunsaturated fatty acids. As a result of these reactions, new compounds are created. One of these compounds having an adverse effect on human health is furan. OBJECTIVE The aim of this paper was to estimate the infants exposure to furan fo...