The efficient synthesis of substituted 2-methylbenzofurans by aromatization of accessible allyl-substituted cyclohex-2-enones in the presence of iodine followed by dehydroiodination of the 2-iodomethyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran intermediate is described.
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Mikhalyonok, S.G., Arol, A.S., Litvinau, D.A. et al. The efficient synthesis of substituted 2-methylbenzofurans. Chem Heterocycl Comp 55, 205–211 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10593-019-02443-3
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