Synthesis of highly functionalised dihydribenzofurans and indolines by Palladium-catalysed Mizoroki-Heck-heteroannulation cascade reactions of alkoxy-1,3-dienes

A Mizoroki–Heck–heteroannulation cascade reaction has been used to prepare substituted dihydrobenzofurans and indolines in good yields by the reaction between functionalised alkoxy-1,3-dienes and several o-iodophenols or protected o-iodoanilines.