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General approach to benzo [b] thiophenes, benzo [b] furans, and dibenzofurans via gold-catalyzed cyclization of 1-heteroarylalka-2, 3-dienyl acetates

Y Qiu, D Ma, C Fu, S Ma

Index: Qiu, Youai; Ma, Dengke; Fu, Chunling; Ma, Shengming Tetrahedron, 2013 , vol. 69, # 30 p. 6305 - 6312

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Abstract

An efficient and mild route to a series of benzo [b] thiophenes, benzo [b] furans, and dibenzofurans through gold-catalyzed benzannulation of 1-heteroarylalka-2, 3-dienyl acetates was developed. Two possible pathways of this reaction involving gold carbene and aryl gold intermediates have been proposed on the basis of mechanistic studies.