In recent years, several surveys have highlighted the presence of the rodent carcinogen furan in a variety of food items. Even though the evidence of carcinogenicity of furan is unequivocal, the underlying mechanism has not been fully elucidated. In particular, the role of genotoxicity in furan carcinogenicity is still not clear, even though this information is considered pivotal for the assess...

In this study appropriate hydrazide compounds, furan-2-carboxylic acid hydrazide (1) and phenylacetic acid hydrazide (2) were converted into 1,4-substituted thiosemicarbazides 4a-e and 5a-e and 4-amino-5-(furan-2-yl or benzyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thiols 7 and 10. The 1,4-substituted thiosemicarbazides were then converted into 5-(furan-2-yl or benzyl)-4-(aryl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thiols 8a-e and...

The title compound, C14H12BrNO4, has two chiral C atoms. The C atom next to the O atom in the di-hydro-furan ring has an S configuration, while the adjacent chiral C atom has an R configuration. The cyclo-hex-2-enone and di-hydro-furan rings both adopt envelope conformations, with the flap atoms (middle CH2 in cyclo-hex-2-enone and NO2-substituted C in di-hydro-furan) lying 0.612 (3) and 0.295 ...

Ethyl naphtho[2,1-b]furan-2-carboxylate (2) on reaction with hydrazine hydrate in presence of acid catalyst in ethanol medium affords naphtho[2,1-b]furan-2-carbohydrazide (3). The reaction of substituted acetophenones (4a-c) with aromatic aldehydes (5a-e) produces chalcones (6a-o) via the Claisen condensation. The reaction of naphtho[2,1-b]furan-2-carbohydrazide (3) with chalcones (6a-6o) in pr...

In the crystal structure of the title compound, {[Cu(C(6)H(2)O(5))(C(10)H(8)N(2))(H(2)O)]·2H(2)O}(n), an infinite chain parallel to [110] is formed by the linking of Cu(H(2)O)(2,2'-bipyridine) units through a furan-2,5-dicarboxyl-ate bridge. The Cu(II) atom shows a square-pyramidal geometry, with one furan-2,5-dicarboxyl-ate O atom in the apical position. The dihedral angle between the planes o...

The title compound, C(12)H(9)FN(2)O(2), was prepared by the reaction of 2-fluoro-benzaldehyde and furan-2-carbohydrazide. The furan ring is disordered over two sets of sites with refined occupancies of 0.60 (3):0.40 (3). The major and minor components of the furan ring make dihedral angles of 51.9 (6) and 38.0 (10)°, respectively, with the benzene ring. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked via...

The title compound, C(16)H(12)O(5)S, was prepared by oxidation of 2-methyl-5,6-methyl-ene-di-oxy-3-phenyl-sulfanyl-1-benzo-furan with 3-chloro-peroxy-benzoic acid. The phenyl ring makes a dihedral angle of 83.64 (4)° with the mean plane of the 5,6-(methyl-ene-di-oxy)-benzo-furan fragment. The crystal structure is stabilized by C-H⋯π inter-actions between a benzene H atom of the 5,6-(methyl-ene-...

The title compound, C9H12O5, is a bicyclic lactone, presenting a 2,6-dioxabi-cyclo-[3.3.0]octan-3-one skeleton, which was obtained through an intra-molecular lactonization. The bicyclic lactone presents a cis ring-junction and a 1,5-trans-substituted tetra-hydro-furan. Both five-membered rings are in twisted envelope conformations with one of the fused C atoms as the flap. The dihedral angle be...

The title compound, C17H18O5, was synthesized by a base-free catalytic Wittig reaction. The mol-ecule consists of a diethyl itaconate unit, which is connected via the C=C double bond to a benzo-furan moiety. The benzo-furan ring system (r.m.s. deviation = 0.007 Å) forms dihedral angles of 79.58 (4) and 12.12 (10)° with the mean planes through the cis and trans eth-oxy-carbonyl groups, respectiv...

In the title compound, C22H23FO2S, the cyclo-hexyl ring adopts a chair conformation. The dihedral angle between the mean plane [r.m.s. deviation = 0.013 (2) Å] of the benzo-furan ring system and the mean plane [r.m.s. deviation = 0.009 (2) Å] of the 3-fluoro-phenyl ring is 24.80 (4)°. In the crystal, mol-ecules are connected by C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming chains along [10-1]. These chains are...