A Rapid Synthesis of
2-Aryl-5-substituted-2,3-dihydrobenzofurans

Kuethe, Jeffrey T.; Wong, Audrey; Journet, Michel; Davies, Ian W.

doi:10.1021/jo0500941.s001

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A Rapid Synthesis of 2-Aryl-5-substituted-2,3-dihydrobenzofurans

journal contribution

posted on 2005-04-29, 00:00 authored by Jeffrey T. Kuethe, Audrey Wong, Michel Journet, Ian W. Davies

An effective strategy has been developed for the rapid and efficient one-pot synthesis of 2-aryl-5-substituted-2,3-dihydrobenzofurans from readily available o-nitrotoluenes and aromatic aldehydes. This strategy allows access to a structurally diverse array of products for further manipulation.