Journal of Chemical Research, Synopses

Synthesis of Naturally Occurring 5-Allyl-2-aryl-7-methoxybenzofuran and 2-Aryl-5-(3-hydroxypropyl)-7-methoxybenzofurans†

RS Mali, AP Massey

Index: Mali, Raghao S.; Massey, Archna Patience Journal of Chemical Research, Miniprint, 1998 , # 5 p. 1109 - 1120

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Abstract

A convenient and general procedure is described for the synthesis of 5-allyl-2-aryl-7- methoxybenzofurans (8a–e) from 2-allyloxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde (3). The compounds 8a and 8b on hydroboration followed by oxidation provide the naturally occurring