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Annelation of furan rings to arenes

O. A. Omelchuk^ab, A. S. Tikhomirov^ab, A. E. Shchekotikhin<sup>ab

a</sup> D. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia
^b G. F. Gause Institute of New Antibiotics, Moscow

Abstract: Benzo[b]furans have been used in various fields of chemistry and technology due to their unique physical, chemical and biological properties. It is primarily a wide range of biological activities of natural and synthetic benzo[b]furan derivatives and their polyfused analogues (naphthofurans, anthrafurans, etc.) that attracts a significant scientific interest in the context of using these heterocycles as privileged scaffolds in drug design. This survey covers those methods for the annelation of a furan ring to arenes that have been developed mostly during the last decade. We also analyze trends in synthetic methods of benzo[b]furans. Some synthetic schemes are highly efficient in the synthesis of polyfunctionalized furan derivatives. The bibliography includes 110 references.

Received: 18.10.2015

DOI: 10.1070/RCR4613

 English version: Russian Chemical Reviews, 2016, 85:8, 817–835

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