The Synthesis of 5-Substituted 2,3-Dihydrobenzofurans

Article abstract of DOI:10.1055/s-1988-27762

The preparation of 2,3-dihydrobenzofurans 6 from 2-(2-bromophenoxy)ethyl chlorides 3 by reaction with magnesium in a development of the Parham cyclialkylation reaction is described.A high yielding procedure using phase-transfer catalysis has also been developed for the preparation of the intermediate chloroethyl ethers 3 from bromophenols 2.The 5-hydroxy derivative 15 may be obtained from 2,3-dihydrobenzofuran (6a) by reaction with electrophilic reagents followed by oxidation.