

Synthesis, reactions and applications of naphthofurans: A review
Ashraf Hassan Fekry Abdelwahab (1,*)


(1) Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Jazan University, 2097, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
(2) Faculty of pharmacy, German university, in Cairo (GUC), Cairo, Egypt
(*) Corresponding Author
Received: 11 May 2021 | Revised: 27 May 2021 | Accepted: 17 Jun 2021 | Published: 30 Sep 2021 | Issue Date: September 2021
Abstract
Considering the highly important biological and medicinal properties of naphthofurans, the synthesis of these heterocycles has attracted the interest of medicinal and organic chemists. This review aims to describe the different strategies developed so far for the synthesis of naphthofurans and their applications and the literature reports for the period of 2000 to early 2020. After a brief introduction of the types of naphthofurans and their biological activities, the different synthetic approaches such as chemical and photochemical, methods are described and organized on the basis of the catalysts and the other reagents employed in the syntheses. Some of the reactions have been applied successfully to the synthesis of biologically important compounds.
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