Tetrahedron Letters

Copper-catalysed benzofuran synthesis: developing aryl bromide–alkenyl triflates as general heterocycle precursors

AC Tadd, MR Fielding, MC Willis

Index: Tadd, Andrew C.; Fielding, Mark R.; Willis, Michael C. Tetrahedron Letters, 2007 , vol. 48, # 43 p. 7578 - 7581

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Abstract

Download 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. ... A range of conjugated aryl bromide–alkenyl triflates, previously described as indole precursors, are efficiently converted to the corresponding benzofurans when treated with CuI/TMEDA and potassium hydroxide. ... A range of conjugated aryl bromide–alkenyl triflates are efficiently ...