Benzofurans acylation

Benzofuran acylation with acetic anhydride was carried out under the same experimental conditicHis in the presence d the three Y zedites having different Si/Al atomic ratios (table 1). 

Reaction of the potassium salt of salicylaldehyde with chlo-roacetone affords first the corresponding phenolic ether aldol cyclization of the aldehyde with the ketonic side chain affords the benzofuran (1). Reduction of the carbonyl group by means of the Wolf-Kischner reaction affords 2-ethyl-benzofuran. Friedel-Crafts acylation with anisoyl chloride proceeds on the remaining unsubstituted position on the furan ring (2). The methyl ether is then cleaved by means of pyridine hydrochloride (3). lodina-tion of the phenol is accomplished by means of an alkaline solution of iodine and potassium iodide. There is thus obtained benziodarone (4)... 

A closely related oxygenated heterocyclic system devoid of acidic groups interestingly shows quite different biological activity. Thus, condensation of the benzofuran hydroxyketone 66 with ethyl thiomethyl acetate (67) probably proceeds initially by formation of the acylation product 68. Intramolecular dehydration leads to formation of a pyran ring. There is thus obtained the hypo-cholesterolemic agent timefurone (69) [14],... 

Indoles have been prepared form o-acyl amides with Ti(powder) and MejSiCl " or with TiCls—Benzofurans have been prepared by a closely related... 

Acylation of benzofuran Zeolite Y Acctyibcnzofuran Fine chemicals... 

Intramolecular C-C bond formation in the furan precursor is the main synthetic method for furobenzazepines. 2-Hydroxybenzonitrile 35c produces the corresponding benzofuran benzazepine dione 36c when reacted with o-carboxymethyl bromoacetophenone in refluxing DMF (Scheme 6, Section 2.1.1.2 (1991JHC379)). Alternatively, benzofurobenzazepinone 91 can be synthesized starting from benzofuran amino ester 90 by intramolecular acylation... 

A new synthetic method of benzofuran was reported (equation 39). The [3,31-sigma-tropic rearrangement of Af-trifluoroacetyl enehydroxylamines 136 obtained in situ by acylation of oxime ethers 135 in the presence of trifluoroacetic anhydride lead to the synthesis of cyclic or acyclic dihydrobenzofurans 138. The effects of base and temperature on the reaction products were studied. A similar pathway to that of Fisher indolization was proposed. The acylimine formed by the [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement of the V-trifluoroacetyl enehydroxylamine 136 gave the dihydrobenzofuran 137 by an intramolecular cyclization or the benzofuran 138 after elimination. 

A recent halogen-free benzofuran that shares many structural features with its predecessor shows activity in controlling arrythmias. The synthesis starts with an unusual scheme for building the furan ring. Reaction of the benzyl bromide (2-1) with triphenylphosphine leads to phosphonium salt (2-2). Treatment of the salt with valeryl chloride in the presence of pyridine results in acylation on the now highly activated benzylic carbon (2-3). That product cyclizes to the benzofuran (2-4) on heating with expulsion of triphenylphosphine. Friedel-Crafts acylation of (2-4) with anisoyl chloride in the presence of stannic chloride proceeds on the... 

The same reaction, run in the presence of carbon monoxide, led to the incorporation of an acyl moiety into the 3-position. Ring closure of the ethynylphenol derivative shown in 3.61. in the presence of iodobenzene and carbon monoxide gave the corresponding 3-anisoyl-benzofurane derivative in excellent yield.78... 

No benzofurans are obtained from substituted p-benzoquinones.389 The enamines of a-formyl ketones (AcOH, room temperature) with p-benzoquinone give 3-acyl-5-hydroxybenzofurans.390... 

The kinetic resolution of racemic l-(benzofuran-2-yl)ethanol rac-33 having different substituents on the benzene was reported ring using lipase-catalyzed transesterification with vinyl acetate as acyl donor. The reaction afforded (lA)-l-acetoxy-l-(benzofuran-2-yl)ethanes (A)-34 and (16)-l-benzofuran-2-yl)ethanols (S)-33 in highly enantiopure form.65... 

In contrast with benzofuran (and with thiophene itself), benzothiophene is substituted preferentially at the )3 position. Bromina-tion,77, 226, 227 formylation,228, 229 acylation,77, 221, 230-232 chlorination,233 chloromethylation,234 sulfonation,235 mercuration,236 and iodination237 give exclusively or prevalently the 3-substituted isomers. Anomalous orientation (in position 2) has been observed in iso-propylation,238 but it is possible that isomerization occurs under the conditions reported. 

Isatine derivatives gave the corresponding cycloadducts with high stereoselectivity when irradiated in the presence of furan and benzofuran [72]. The reaction of furan with acyl cyanides yields the corresponding oxetanes, but both diastereoisomeric endo- and exo-oxetanes are formed (Scheme 3.36). When chiral acyl cyanides are used, low asymmetric induction is observed [73]. Furan also reacts with chiral ketones. In this case, an ot-cleavage reaction before the 2+2 cycloaddition modifies the expected products (Scheme 3.37). When (—)-menthone was used as a substrate, a chiral product was obtained as a 2 1 diastereoisomeric mixture the most abundant product has the (1/ , 3R) configuration [74]. When the reaction was performed on carbohydrate 36, a complex reaction mixture was obtained (Scheme 3.38) [74, 75]. 

A flexible and convergent access to 2,3-disubstituted benzo[b]thiophenes has been developed (Scheme 22). The most concise approach involves a sequential coupling of an o-bromoiodobenzene with benzylthiol and zinc acetylides leading to the adduct 78. Treatment with iodine followed by an iodine/magnesium exchange and acylation provides the polyfunctional benzofuran derivatives. a... 

As can be seen in the scheme below, a series of substituted 2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)-benzo[ ]furans with inhibitory activity for leukotriene B4 were made from benzofurans via acylation, followed by Hantzsch thiazole formation <070BC3083>. 2-Substituted benzo[ ]furans could also be generated via an aerobic oxidative coupling of 2-unsubstituted benzo[ ]furans with arenes through the palladium-catalyzed double C-H activation <07OL3137>. In addition, 2,3-diarylbenzo h I uran could be constructed by a palladium-catalyzed arylation of benzo[6]furan with an aryl chloride in the presence of a bulky, and electron-rich phosphine <07OL1449>. 

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