Intramolecular cyclization reactions of 5-halo- and 5-nitro-substituted furanylamides were examined. The 2-alkoxy-5-bromofuran derivative
2produced the rearranged dihydroquinone
6 (36%), a product from the rearrangement of the intermediate oxabicycle
3. The 5-halo substitutedfuroyl amide
18 was converted to the polyfunctional oxabicycle
20 in 82% yield and at a much faster rate than the unsubstituted furanylsystem
17. The 5-nitro-substituted furfuryl amide
33b underwent an unusual isomerization-cyclization reaction under microwave conditionsto provide 1,4-dihydro-2
H-benzo[4,5]furo[2,3-
c]pyridin-3-one
34.