Room-Temperature Metal-Free Oxidative Alkoxylation/Amidation of Benzofuran-3(2H)-ones with Simple Alcohols and Nitriles

Metal-free oxidative alkoxylation/amidation of benzofuran-3(2H)-ones with alcohols and nitriles is disclosed, which enables the synthesis of a broad range of 2-monosubstituted benzofuran-3(2H)-ones in moderate to excellent yields under mild conditions....