Abstract

The mechanism of the Paal–Knorr reaction was explored using quantum chemical methods. Hydronium ion catalysed hemialcohol pathway has been established as the preferred mechanistic route for the Paal–Knorr formation of furan, pyrrole and thiophene.

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