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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Aug 6.
Published in final edited form as: Nat Prod Rep. 2008 Apr 14;25(4):719–737. doi: 10.1039/b706296f

Scheme 19.

Scheme 19

Summary of Yang’s approach to the diversity-oriented synthesis of benzofurans and indoles. Reagents and conditions: (1) MeOH, 25 °C, 12 h; (2) xylene, 140 °C; (3) CH2Cl2-benzene (1 : 25), DDQ, (X = O, 87% over 3 steps; X = NMe, 61% over 3 steps).