Iron‐Catalyzed Oxidative Radical Cross‐Coupling/Cyclization between Phenols and Olefins

Selectively free: A highly efficient and selective iron-catalyzed oxidative radical cross-coupling/cyclization to prepare dihydrobenzofurans under mild conditions had been established. Phenols and olefins are directly utilized as clean nucleophiles. Mechanistic investigations revealed that the reaction proceeds through a radical pathway, and the high selectivity is due to the Lewis acid. As a service to our authors and readers, this journal provides supporting information supplied by the authors. Such materials are peer reviewed and may be re-organized for online delivery, but are not copy-edited or typeset. Technical support issues arising from supporting information (other than missing files) should be addressed to the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.