(2-Methoxyphenyl)ethynes react with aryl or alkyl halides to give disubstituted alkynes which are converted into the corresponding 2-substituted benzo[b]furans on treatment with lithium iodide in 2,4,6-trimethylpyridine.
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Buckle et al. (1985) studied this question.