Bioactive Benzofuran derivatives: A review

H Khanam - European journal of medicinal chemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
In nature's collection of biologically active heterocycles, benzofuran derivatives constitute a
major group. The broad spectrum of pharmacological activity in individual benzofurans …

Isomerization of allylbenzenes

M Hassam, A Taher, GE Arnott, IR Green… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The “phenylpropenoids” are a well-known set of naturally occurring compounds obtained
mainly from plant sources. 1, 2 Of this group, the generalized 2-propenylbenzenes 1 and 1 …

Well-defined transition metal hydrides in catalytic isomerizations

E Larionov, H Li, C Mazet - Chemical Communications, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
This Feature Article intends to provide an overview of a variety of catalytic isomerization
reactions that have been performed using well-defined transition metal hydride precatalysts …

Metathesis in the synthesis of aromatic compounds

WAL van Otterlo, CB De Koning - Chemical reviews, 2009 - ACS Publications
The importance of aromatic structures in organic chemistry can never be underestimated.
Nature uses compounds containing aromatic or heteroaromatic nuclei extensively as the …

NHC–Ru complexes—Friendly catalytic tools for manifold chemical transformations

V Dragutan, I Dragutan, L Delaude… - Coordination chemistry …, 2007 - Elsevier
N-Heterocyclic carbenes are now commonly encountered in organometallic and inorganic
coordination chemistry. The increasing attention they enjoy is due to their ability to act as …

Recent advances in the synthesis of benzo [b] furans

MM Heravi, V Zadsirjan - Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
Benzofuran itself is an oily chemical compound, extracted from coal tar, which is converted
into a synthetic resin, used in different industries. Several derivatives of benzofuran occur …

Synthesis of benzofuran derivatives via different methods

AA Abu-Hashem, HAR Hussein, AS Aly… - Synthetic …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
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Advances in synthetic strategies and medicinal importance of benzofurans: A review

D Dwarakanath, SL Gaonkar - Asian Journal of Organic …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Out of the many heterocycles that exhibit pharmaceutical and therapeutic properties,
benzofurans remain the most eye‐catching to scientists ever since their discovery. From …

Ring-closing metathesis for the synthesis of 2H-and 4H-chromenes

WAL Van Otterlo, EL Ngidi, S Kuzvidza, GL Morgans… - Tetrahedron, 2005 - Elsevier
Six 4H-chromenes were synthesized from substituted phenols using vinylstannylation and
ring-closing metathesis (RCM) as key steps. In addition, a different approach involving …

Modular Approach to Benzofurans, 2H‐Chromenes and Benzoxepines via Claisen Rearrangement and Ring‐Closing Metathesis: Access to Phenylpropanoids

S Kotha, BU Solanke - Chemistry–An Asian Journal, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Benzofurans, 2H‐chromenes and benzoxepines are key structural elements present in
several natural products and pharmaceuticals. Here, we describe an easy‐to‐execute …