Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.TitleThe first total synthesis of fuscain.AuthorsLiang, Yuan-Wei; Liao, Xiao-Jian; Wang, Chang-Jun; Guo, Jin-Zhi; Li, Shuo; Xu, Shi-HaiAbstractThe first total synthesis of the furanolactam fuscain is reported. The key step in the synthesis was the formation of seven-membered lactam by acylation of a furan ring using the mild Lewis acid CuSO4·5H2O.SubjectsLACTAMS; AMIDES; LEWIS acids; ACYLATION; HETEROCYCLIC compounds; ACID-base chemistryPublicationJournal of Chemical Research, 2012, Vol 36, Issue 12, p736ISSN1747-5198Publication typeArticleDOI10.3184/174751912X13528167435099