title: Highly efficient gold-catalyzed atom-economical annulation of phenols with dienes.
abstract: [reaction: see text] A highly efficient annulation of phenols and naphthols with dienes was developed by using a combination of AuCl(3)/AgOTf as catalyst. The annulation generated various benzofuran derivatives under mild conditions rapidly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: Rene-Viet
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Xiaoquan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Chao-Jun
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Li