Uses
3-Methyl-2(5
H)-furanone is the suitable model compound used to investigate the fragmentation mechanism of five membered lactones by electrospray ionisation tandem mass spectrometry and also to study the airway irritation of isoprene, isoprene/ozone, and isoprene/ozone/nitrogen dioxide mixture.
Synthesis Reference(s)
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 95, p. 6840, 1973
DOI: 10.1021/ja00801a058The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 57, p. 6972, 1992
DOI: 10.1021/jo00051a055Tetrahedron Letters, 20, p. 3731, 1979
General Description
3-Methyl-2(5
H)-furanone, a five membered conjugated lactone, is a volatile compound. Its synthesis has been reported. It is reported to be one of the predominant constituent of the flavor of pandan leaves. It is also found in Thai soy sauce, Arabica roasted coffee samples from Brazil, bio-oil from pine wood sawdust.
