# US 7,608,727 B2 · Process for the preparation of furan compounds > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 7,608,727 B2 - Document ID: US7608727B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 11/709,203 - Filed: 2007-02-22 - Published: 2007-08-23 - Granted: 2009-10-27 - Earliest claimed: 2006-02-23 - Assignees: Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd. - Inventors: Yasutaka Ishii; Tatsuya Nakano; Takahiro Iwahama - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7608727B2 ## CPC - C07D 307/68: Carbon atoms having three bonds to hetero atoms with at the most one bond to halogen - C07D 307/46: Doubly bound oxygen atoms, or two oxygen atoms singly bound to the same carbon atom - C07D: HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS (macromolecular compounds C08) ## Abstract A carbonyl compound represented by following Formula (1): wherein R1 represents hydrogen atom or an organic group; and R2 represents hydrogen atom or an organic group having a carbon atom at a bonding site with the carbonyl group in Formula (1), wherein R1 and R2 may be combined to form a ring with adjacent two carbon atoms, or an equivalent thereof is reacted with an unsaturated compound represented by following Formula (2): wherein each of R3, R4, and R5 represents hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, hydroxyl group, or an organic group and wherein R3 and R4 may be combined to form a ring with adjacent two carbon atoms, or a precursor thereof, to yield a furan compound represented by following Formula (3): wherein R3′ represents R3, R5 or hydrogen atom; and R1, R2, R3, R4, are R5 are as defined above. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A process for the preparation of furan compounds, the process comprising the step of: carrying out a reaction of a carbonyl compound represented by following Formula (1): wherein R1 represents hydrogen atom or a group having one to twenty carbon atoms selected from a group consisting of hydrocarbon group, heterocyclic group, substituted oxy group, N-substituted amino groups, acyl groups and carbonyl-protected derivatives thereof, substituted oxycarbonyl groups, carboxyl group unprotected or protected by protecting groups, substituted or unsubstituted carbamoyl groups, cyano group, substituted or unsubstituted iminoalkyl group, sulfur acid ester group, and a group containing two or more of these groups combined with each other; and R2 represents hydrogen atom or a group having a carbon atom at a bonding site with the carbonyl group in Formula (1) and having one to twenty carbon atoms selected from a group consisting of hydrocarbon group, heterocyclic group, substituted oxy group, N-substituted amino groups, acyl groups and carbonyl-protected derivatives thereof, substituted oxycarbonyl groups, carboxyl group unprotected or protected by protecting groups, substituted or unsubstituted carbamoyl groups, cyano group, substituted or unsubstituted iminoalkyl group, sulfur acid ester group, and a group containing two or more of these groups combined with each other, wherein R1 and R2 may be combined to form a ring with adjacent two carbon atoms, or a multimer of carbonyl compounds, or a carbonyl-protected derivative that yields the same reaction product as the carbonyl compound represented by Formula (1), with an unsaturated compound represented by following Formula (2) or a compound converted into the unsaturated compound represented by Formula (2) during carrying out the reaction and selected from a group consisting of 3,3-dialkoxypropionic ester, 3,3-dialkoxypropionitrile, 3,3-dialkoxypropionaldehyde, beta-ketoacetal; and beta-diketone: wherein R5 wherein represents hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, hydroxyl group, or a group having one to twenty carbon atoms selected from a group consisting of hydrocarbon group, heterocyclic group, substituted oxy group, N-substituted amino groups, acyl groups and carbonyl-protected derivatives thereof, substituted oxycarbonyl groups, carboxyl group unprotected or protected by protecting groups, substituted or unsubstituted carbamoyl groups, cyano group, substituted or unsubstituted iminoalkyl group, sulfur acid ester group, and a group containing two or more of these groups combined with each other, wherein in the unsaturated compound represented by formula (2), when R5 is hydrogen atom, R3 is any one of hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, hydroxyl group or a group having one to twenty carbon atoms selected from a group consisting of hydrocarbon group, heterocyclic group, substituted oxy group, N-substituted amino groups, acyl groups and carbonyl-protected derivatives thereof, substituted oxycarbonyl groups, carboxyl group unprotected or protected by protecting groups, substituted or unsubstituted carbamoyl groups, cyano group, substituted or unsubstituted iminoalkyl group, sulfur acid ester group, and a group containing two or more of these groups combined with each other, and when R5 is a halogen atom, hydroxyl group or a group having one to twenty carbon atoms selected from a group consisting of hydrocarbon group, heterocyclic group, substituted oxy group, N-substituted amino groups, acyl groups and carbonyl-protected derivatives thereof, substituted oxycarbonyl groups, carboxyl group unprotected or protected by protecting groups, substituted or unsubstituted carbamoyl groups, cyano group, substituted or unsubstituted iminoalkyl group, sulfur acid ester group, and a group containing two or more of these groups combined with each other, R3 is a leaving group, and wherein leaving group is defined as a group that leaves as R3H during the reaction wherein R4 is an electron-withdrawing group, to yield a furan compound represented by following Formula (3): wherein R3 represents R3, R5 or hydrogen atom; and R1, R2, R3, R4, are R5 are as defined above. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The process according to claim 1, wherein the reaction is carried out in the presence of a catalytic palladium compound (A). ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The process according to claim 2, wherein the reaction is carried out in the presence of a promoter (B) in addition to the catalytic palladium compound (A), and wherein the promoter (B) comprises: a heteropolyacid or a salt thereof (B1); or a mixture of oxoacids and/or salts thereof (B2) containing, as a whole, an element selected from phosphorus and silicon and at least one element selected from vanadium, molybdenum, and tungsten. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The process according to claim 3, wherein the heteropolyacid or a salt thereof (B1) comprises an element selected from phosphorus and silicon and at least one element selected from vanadium, molybdenum, and tungsten as constitutional elements. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3, 4) The process according to one of claims 3 and 4, wherein the heteropolyacid or a salt thereof (B1) comprises a phosphovanadomolybdic acid or phosphomolybdic acid represented by following Formula: A3+n[PMo12−VnO40] wherein “A” represents at least one selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atom, NH4, alkali metals, and alkaline earth metals; and “n” represents an integer of 0 to 10, or a salt of them. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The process according to claim 2, wherein the reaction is carried out in the presence of a Lewis acid (C), in addition to the catalytic palladium compound (A). ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The process according to claim 1, wherein R3 in formula (2) is a leaving group selected from the group consisting of halogen atom, hydroxyl group and substituted oxy group. ### Claim 8 A process for the preparation of furan compounds, the process comprising the step of: carrying out a reaction of a carbonyl compound represented by following Formula (1) in the presence of a catalytic palladium compound (A): wherein R1 represents an hydrogen atom, substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon groups including aliphatic hydrocarbon groups having about one to about twenty carbon atoms, aromatic hydrocarbon groups having about six to about twenty carbon atoms, alicyclic hydrocarbon groups having about three to about twenty carbon atoms, bridged hydrocarbon groups, haloalkyl groups having about one to about six carbon atoms, heterocyclic groups; alkoxy groups having about one to about ten carbon atoms, aryloxy groups, aralkyloxy groups, cycloalkyloxy groups, and acyloxy groups having about one to about ten carbon atoms, acyl groups, carbonyl-protected acyl groups, substituted oxycarbonyl groups including alkoxy-carbonyl groups having about one to about six carbon atoms in the alkoxy moiety, aryloxycarbonyl groups, aralkyloxycarbonyl groups, and cycloalkyloxycarbonyl groups, substituted or unsubstituted carbamoyl groups, cyano groups, or sulfur acid ester groups ; and R2 represents an hydrogen atom, substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon groups having about one to about twenty carbon atoms, aromatic hydrocarbon groups having about six to about twenty carbon atoms, alicyclic hydrocarbon groups having about three to about twenty carbon atoms, bridged hydrocarbon groups and haloalkyl groups having about one to about six carbon atoms, or heterocyclic groups, wherein R1 and R2 may be combined to form a ring with adjacent two carbon atoms, with an unsaturated compound represented by following Formula (2): wherein R5 represents hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, hydroxyl group, or an organic group, wherein when R5 is hydrogen atom, R3 is any of hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, hydroxyl group and an organic group, and when R5 is a halogen atom, hydroxyl group or an organic group, R3 is a leaving group wherein leaving group is defined as a group that leaves as R3H during the reaction, and wherein R4 is an electron-withdrawing group, to yield a furan compound represented by following Formula (3): wherein R3′represents R3, R5 or hydrogen atom; and R1, R2, R3, R4, are R5 are as defined above. ### Claim 9 A process for the preparation of furan compounds, the process comprising the step of: carrying out a reaction of a carbonyl compound represented by following Formula (1) in the presence of a catalytic palladium compound (A) and a promoter (B): wherein each of R1 and R2 represents an hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group having one to about twenty carbon atoms, wherein R1 and R2 may be combined to form a ring with adjacent two carbon atoms, or a multimer of carbonyl compounds, or a carbonyl protected derivative that yields the same reaction product as the carbonyl compound represented by Formula (1) with an unsaturated compound represented by following Formula (2): wherein R5 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, hydroxyl group, or a group having one to twenty carbon atoms selected from a group consisting of hydrocarbon group, heterocyclic group, substituted oxy group, N-substituted amino groups, acyl groups and carbonyl-protected derivatives thereof, substituted oxycarbonyl groups, carboxyl group unprotected or protected by protecting groups, substituted or unsubstituted carbamoyl groups, cyano group, substituted or unsubstituted iminoalkyl group, sulfur acid ester group, and a group containing two or more of these groups combined with each other, wherein when R5 is hydrogen atom, R3 is any of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, hydroxyl group or a group having one to twenty carbon atoms selected from a group consisting of hydrocarbon group, heterocyclic group, substituted oxy group, N-substituted amino groups, acyl groups and carbonyl-protected derivatives thereof, substituted oxycarbonyl groups, carboxyl group unprotected or protected by protecting groups, substituted or unsubstituted carbamoyl groups, cyano group, substituted or unsubstituted iminoalkyl group, sulfur acid ester group, and a group containing two or more of these groups combined with each other, and when R5 is a halogen atom, hydroxyl group or a group having one to twenty carbon atoms selected from a group consisting of hydrocarbon group, heterocyclic group, substituted oxy group, N-substituted amino groups, acyl groups and carbonyl-protected derivative thereof, substituted oxycarbonyl groups, carboxyl group unprotectcd or protected by protecting groups, substituted or unsubstituted carbamoyl groups, cyano group, substituted or unsubstituted iminoalkyl group, sulfur acid ester group, and a group containing two or more of these groups combined with each other R3 is a leaving group, wherein leaving group is defined as a group that leaves as R3H during the reaction, and wherein R4 is an electron-withdrawing group, or a compound selected from a group consisting of 3,3-dialkoxypropionic ester, 3,3-dialkoxypropionitrile, 3,3-dialkoxypropionaldehyde, beta-ketoacetal and beta-diketone, to yield a furan compound represented by following Formula (3): wherein R3′ represents R3, R5 or hydrogen atom; and R1, R2, R3, R4, are R5 are as defined above, wherein the promoter (B) comprises a heteropolyacid or a salt thereof (B1) comprising an element selected from phosphorus and silicon and at least one element selected from vanadium, molybdenum and tungsten as constitutional elements; or a mixture of oxoacids and/or salts thereof (B2) containing as a whole, an element selected from phosphorus and silicon and at least one element selected from vanadium, molybdenum, and tungsten.