Download full text in PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... Treatment of o-bromophenoxide anion with sodium salts of active methylene compounds in the presence of copper(I) bromide in dioxane afforded benzofuran-2-one derivatives. The phenoxide group of o- and p-bromophenol activates the coupling reaction. ... Bp 180°C/7 mmHg; IR ...