

THE EFFICIENT SYNTHESIS OF SUBSTITUTED 2-METHYLBENZOFURANS

Abstract
The efficient synthesis of substituted 2-methylbenzofurans by aromatization of accessible allyl-substituted cyclohex-2-enones in the presence of iodine followed by dehydroiodination of the 2-iodomethyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran intermediate is described.
Keywords
aryl vinyl ketones; benzofurans; cyclohexenones; aromatization; iodocyclization
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