“…Thermal reactions were also carried out at higher temperatures by heating 3b and 4b in sealed glass tubes at 180 ЊC. Analysis ( 1 H-NMR) of the crude product showed that although reactions occurred (see below), the furanones 6b-8b (18), 4a (37) 3a (5), 4a (31) 3b (12), 4b (21) 4c (32) 3d (18), 4d (26) 3e (13), 4e (17) 3f (10), 4f (32) 12a (84) 12a (85) 12b (15-60) b 12c (31) 12e (26) 12f (14) 9a (2), 10a (6) 5a (22), 6a (5), 8a (1), 9a a Used as supplied (Aldrich). b The yield is reduced significantly on chromatography.…”