The 'one-pot' preparation of substituted benzofurans, Márton Csékei, Zoltán Novák, Géza Timári, András Kotschy, Arkivoc 2004, 5, 285-291. (SA-1110BP) | [Full Text Link]

A simple one-pot procedure has been elaborated for the preparation of substituted benzofurans starting from halogenated phenols, and this method has been applied successfully to the total synthesis of dehydrotremetone, a natural product of White Snakeroot.

Keywords: Benzofurans, Sonogashira coupling, natural product, synthesis.