The benzofuran core is a ubiquitous heterocyclic motif that is very common in natural products and biologically active compounds. Among this prolific family of heterocycles, the 3- arylbenzofuran framework can be found in a series of pharmacologically relevant structures.[1] In the course of our research on copper-catalyzed oxidative processes, we attempted an intramolecular oxidative O-arylation on ortho-hydroxybenzophenones. ...