JOURNAL OF HETEROCYCLIC CHEMISTRY, vol.34, no.3, pp.1047-1051, 1997 (SCI-Expanded)
4-Benzoyl-5-phenyl-2,3-furandione (1) reacts with acetanilides 3a-c under different conditions and gives the new open chained dibenzoylacetic acid derivatives 5a-c, 6 and a new heterocyclic compound such as oxazole derivative 7. The electronic structures of the reactants, transitional states and final products of the reactions are investigated on the basis of AM1 method.