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Chapter 2 70R 1AXR 2 H R 3OH+A = N, CH.X =I,Br.R1 =H, CH3,CHO.R2 =H, OCH3.R3 =Alkyl,CH(OH)Akyl or Aryl,EstersPd(OAc) 2 /CuIPiperid<strong>in</strong>e/RT or 60°CR 2R 1AOR 3Scheme 2.23: Syn<strong>the</strong>sis <strong>of</strong> benz<strong>of</strong>uranes accord<strong>in</strong>g to Cacchi's procedure.A short communication published <strong>in</strong> 1992 from Kundu N.G. 67a,brepresented our most important reference. This paper described <strong>the</strong>syn<strong>the</strong>sis <strong>of</strong> 2-benzo[b]furanyl carb<strong>in</strong>ol by coupl<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> cyclization <strong>of</strong> 1-phenyl 2-propyn-1-ol with o-iodophenol(scheme 2.24).The molar ratio between propargylic alcohol <strong>and</strong> 2-iodophenol was 2:1<strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> yield was calculated on <strong>the</strong> basis <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> conversion <strong>of</strong> o-iodophenolas 66%. It is important to emphasize that all <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> above describedprocedures were reported with achiral or racemic acetylenic compoundswhile our <strong>in</strong>vestigation is related to <strong>the</strong> possibility <strong>of</strong> apply<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong>semethodologies to chiral alkynes.IOH+HPhOHPdCl 2 (PPh 3 ) 2TEA , CuI 80°COOHPhScheme 2.24: Kundu's procedure for <strong>the</strong> syn<strong>the</strong>sis <strong>of</strong> arylbenz<strong>of</strong>uranylmethanols.To our knowledge, <strong>the</strong>se are <strong>the</strong> best conditions reported to date for<strong>the</strong> syn<strong>the</strong>sis <strong>of</strong> 2-substituted benzo[b]furanes.2.4.2.3 Larock's procedure for <strong>the</strong> annulation <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>ternalalkynes to various heterocycles.Larock R.C. 68 <strong>and</strong> coworkers <strong>in</strong> 1995 reported a very goodprocedure to syn<strong>the</strong>size aromatic heterocycles via Palladium catalyzedannulation <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>ternal alkynes. Syn<strong>the</strong>ses <strong>of</strong> various heterocycles,<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g 1,2-dihydroqu<strong>in</strong>ol<strong>in</strong>es, benz<strong>of</strong>uranes, benzopyranes <strong>and</strong>isocumar<strong>in</strong>es are reported <strong>in</strong> this article. Generally, 5% molar Pd(OAc)2,

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