Paal-Knorr Synthesis ·
One Diketone, Three Rings
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Heteroatom
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Ring
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1,4-diketone ready
Carbon skeleton (4 C)
Carbonyl / lost O (as H₂O)
Furan O · from acid
Pyrrole N · from R-NH₂
Thiophene S · from Lawesson's
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