11.A Concise and Diversity-Oriented Strategy for the Synhteis of Benzofurans and Indoles via Ugi and Dields-Alder Reaction

K. Lu, T. P. Luo, Z. Xiang, Z. J. You, R. Fathi, J. H. Chen*, Z. Yang*

J. Comb. Chem., 20057, 958.

A one-pot synthesis of diverse benzofurans and indoles from readily available starting materials was achieved via the sequential Ugi four-component reaction, intramolecular Diels−Alder reaction, and oxidative aromatization.

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