TY - JOUR AU - Zhao, Yating; Huang, Binbin; Yang, Chao; Li, Bing; Xia, Wujiong TI - Metal-Free [3+2] Oxidative Coupling of Phenols with Alkenes: Synthesis of Dihydrobenzofurans SN - 0039-7881 SN - 1437-210X PY - 2015 JO - Synthesis JF - Synthesis LA - EN VL - 47 IS - 18 SP - 2731 EP - 2737 ET - 2015/05/27 DA - 2015/09/03 KW - metal-free KW - phenols KW - alkenes KW - sodium persulfate KW - dihydrobenzofuran AB - Herein, we demonstrated a benign and metal-free [3+2]-cycloaddition reaction using simple and readily available phenols and styrenes as substrates and sodium persulfate as an inexpensive and environmentally friendly oxidant for the direct synthesis of dihydrobenzofurans. This methodology was applied to the synthesis of corsifuran A in a single step. PB - © Georg Thieme Verlag DO - 10.1055/s-0034-1380419 UR - http://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/s-0034-1380419 ER -