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The reaction of α-tetrahydrofurylsuccinic anhydride with amines proceeds regiospecifically at room temperature with the formation of N-substituted 2-(α-tetrahydrofuryl)succinamic acids. On increasing the temperature the reaction direction is changed and the 3 isomer is mainly formed.
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Galust'yan, G.G., Levkovich, M.G. & Abdullaev, N.D. The Direction of Ring Fission of Unsymmetrically-substituted Succinic Anhydrides. 1. Interaction of α-Tetrahydrofurylsuccinic Anhydride with Benzylamine and 2,5-Xylidine. Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds 36, 1402–1408 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1017514228053
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