Abstract 4, 6, 7-Trichloro-2-hetarylamino-5-hydroxy-2, 3-dihydrobenzo [b] furans have been prepared from 4, 6, 7-trichloro-2, 5-dihydroxy-2, 3-dihydrobenzo [b] furan and hetarylamines. Reductive opening of the dihydrobenzofuran ring in these compounds gave 3, 5, 6-trichloro-