2(5H)-Furanone (Standard)

2(5H)-Furanone (Standard) is the analytical standard of 2(5H)-Furanone. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. 2(5H)-Furanone (γ-Crotonolactone) is an endogenous metabolite. 2(5H)-Furanone is present in a wide variety of biologically active natural products. 2(5H)-Furanone can undergo oraganocatalytic asymmetric direct vinylogous aldo reactions to provide diastereomerically and enantiomerically enriched 5-substituted 2(5H) furanones.