2-Phenylbenzofuran is a natural product, and its derivatives (known as 2-phenylbenzofurans) have been isolated from various plants, such asArtocarpus pithecogallus,[2]legumes, andmulberries.[3][4]
Because there is a substituent at position 2, this benzofuran compound cannot be synthesized by thePerkin rearrangement from acoumarin. However, an alternate sequence has been demonstrated: treatment of 3-phenylcoumarin withaluminium hydride followed byDDQ:[3]
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