Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun. 1982, 47, 1632-1635
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc19821632

Preparation and reactions of methyl 2-bromomethyl-3-(5-nitro-2-furyl)propenoate

Vladimír Žvak, Jaroslav Kováč and Miroslav Kríž

Department of Organic Chemistry, Slovak Institute of Technology, 880 37 Bratislava

Abstract

Methyl 2-bromomethyl-3-(5-nitro-2-furyl)propenoate was prepared by nitration of methyl 2-bromomethyl-3-(2-furyl)propenoate with nitric acid and acetic anhydride at -30 °C. 5-Nitrofuran derivatives of a new type were synthesized by nucleophilic substitutions at bromomethyl group.