Rapid Access to Bi- and Tri-Functionalized Dibenzofurans and their Application in Selective Suzuki-Miyaura Cross Coupling Reactions

Syntheses of 1,2-, 1,3-, 1,4-, 1,8-, 2,4-, 3,4-, 4,8-, 1,2,4-, 1,2,8- and 1,3,4-functionalized dibenzofurans in few steps with good to excellent yields starting from dibenzofuran-1-ol or -4-ol are presented. These rapidly accessible bi- or tri-functionalized building blocks are of great interest for the synthesis of bioactive substances or functional material development. Furthermore, for intermediates containing both a bromine and a triflate moiety, a selective mono-substitution by means of Suzuki-Miyaura reaction (SMR) is described.