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Methods for the Preparation of 3-Nitrobenzofurans

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The review summarizes the existing methods for the synthesis of 3-nitrobenzofurans and their polycondensed derivatives which are valuable substrates for dearomatization of the furan ring. The main attention is paid to the electrophilic nitration of 3-unsubstituted benzofurans and the preparation of 5-amino- and 5-hydroxy-3-nitrobenzofurans via the Nenitzescu indole synthesis from quinones or quinone monoimines and β-nitroenamines.

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Osyanin, V.А., Osipov, D.V., Rashchepkina, D.А. et al. Methods for the Preparation of 3-Nitrobenzofurans. Chem Heterocycl Comp 57, 615–623 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10593-021-02957-9

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