“…Polivin and co-workers reported on the thermal isomerization of 2-methyl-3-bromotetrahydrofuran 682 to terminally brominated methylketone 664 (Scheme ) . Besides, De Buyck and co-workers described a one-pot route from tetrahydrofuran to 2,2,4-trichlorobutanal involving the isomerization of 2,3,3-trichlorotetrahydrofuran by AlCl 3 . , …”