title: A new route to 3-acyl-2-aminobenzofurans: palladium-catalysed cycloisomerisation of 2-(cyanomethyl)phenyl esters.
abstract: Treatment of 2-(cyanomethyl)phenyl esters with a catalytic amount of Pd(OAc)(2), PCy(3), and Zn afforded 3-acyl-2-aminobenzofuran derivatives in good to excellent yields, which can be used as building blocks for the synthesis of benzofuran fused heterocycles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Energy Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan.
authors.forename: Masahito
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murai
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miki
authors.forename: Kouichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohe