Cycloaddition of arynes with lodonium ylides: A mild and general route for the synthesis of benzofuran derivatives

Organic Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1525-1528

  Huang, Xiao Cheng ^a   Liu, Yi Lin ^a   Liang, Yun ^a   Pi, Shao Feng ^a   Wang, Feng ^a   Li, Jin Heng ^a,b  

^a HUNAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; IODINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; SYNTHESIS;

BENZOFURANS; CYCLIZATION; IODINE;

EID: 44449160072     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol800051k     Document Type: Article

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