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My textbook doesn't discuss this and the ACS exam study guide asks about it.
I don't know how to name this, but basically it is almost a tetramethoxyfuran, except that one of the methoxy groups is actually dimethyl ether (methylmethoxy?) So, I'm going to take a stab at this and call is 1-methylmethoxy-2,3,4-methoxy furan. I hope this is correct or at least nearly correct.
Anyhow, in acidic solution (H3O) what happens? The book says that only one of the methoxy groups reacts to give a hydroxy group there, the other two and the methylmethoxy remain unreacted. I thought that any ether (ROR) needed more extreme conditions to react. Obviously I am mistaken. Can someone explain?
Thanks!
Angela.
I don't know how to name this, but basically it is almost a tetramethoxyfuran, except that one of the methoxy groups is actually dimethyl ether (methylmethoxy?) So, I'm going to take a stab at this and call is 1-methylmethoxy-2,3,4-methoxy furan. I hope this is correct or at least nearly correct.
Anyhow, in acidic solution (H3O) what happens? The book says that only one of the methoxy groups reacts to give a hydroxy group there, the other two and the methylmethoxy remain unreacted. I thought that any ether (ROR) needed more extreme conditions to react. Obviously I am mistaken. Can someone explain?
Thanks!
Angela.