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Copper-catalyzed decarboxylative intramolecular C–O coupling: synthesis of 2-arylbenzofuran from 3-arylcoumarin†

Wen-Chen Pu,ab   Guan-Min Mu,ac   Guo-Lin Zhang*a  and  Chun Wang*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
E-mail: wangchun@cib.ac.cn, zhanggl@cib.ac.cn

b University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

c School of Materials and Science Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China

Abstract

A copper-catalyzed decarboxylative intramolecular C–O coupling reaction was established. Under aerobic conditions in the presence of cupric chloride/1,10-phenathroline, a variety of 2-arylbenzofurans were prepared from 3-arylcoumarins in one-pot with yields from 26% to 84%.

Graphical abstract: Copper-catalyzed decarboxylative intramolecular C–O coupling: synthesis of 2-arylbenzofuran from 3-arylcoumarin

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3RA46414H
Article type
Communication
Submitted
05 Nov 2013
Accepted
14 Nov 2013
First published
15 Nov 2013

RSC Adv., 2014,4, 903-906

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Copper-catalyzed decarboxylative intramolecular C–O coupling: synthesis of 2-arylbenzofuran from 3-arylcoumarin

W. Pu, G. Mu, G. Zhang and C. Wang, RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 903 DOI: 10.1039/C3RA46414H

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