[vices7070]

Please see the attached image for the reaction.  I'm not sure how to display the file here.



I've been trying to see what compounds this will create.  I am unable to deduce the name of the reactant, which makes searching for the type of reaction harder.

I tried looking up furan instead as that is a similar type of product that could occur, which lead me to the Feist-Benary synthesis.  The key difference seems to be that the standard C=O bond is missing, and in its place we have a S=O bond. 

I also tried to look up hemiacetal and acetal formation, as the book makes reference to them.  Unfortunately I wasn't able to find any relevant information.

From Glucose hemiacetal formation I understand that a C=O bond can break, and a hydroxyl carbon from further down the chain will bond with the O, making a furan-type bond.  (Name?)

I'm really not sure where to go from here.  If someone either knows the mechanism or the reaction or how to find them I would appreciate that info very much.


This is my first post on this forum and I look forward to exciting chemistry discussion.


Thanks!

[Custos]

The compound is called glutaric acid.

Sulphuric acid is a powerful dehydrating agent. Dicarboxylic acids are prone to formal dehydration (loss of the elements of water) to give anhydrides. Perhaps that's what you are looking for?

[movies]

The Feist-Benary synthesis is different.  It makes furans.  You have too many carbons for that!

[AWK]

The first four Google responses:
http://www.pmf.ukim.edu.mk/PMF/Chemistry/reactions/feist-benary.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feist-Benary_synthesis
http://www.answers.com/topic/feist-benary-synthesis
http://www.namensreaktionen.de/furan-synthese.html