@article { ISI:000295817100054,
	title = {Efficient synthesis of benzofuranones: N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)/base-catalyzed hydroacylation-stetter-rearrangement cascade},
	journal = {Organic Letters},
	volume = {13},
	number = {20},
	year = {2011},
	month = {OCT},
	pages = {5624-5627},
	publisher = {AMER CHEMICAL SOC},
	address = {1155 16TH ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 USA},
	abstract = {<p>A N-heterocyclic carbene/base-catalyzed cascade reaction leading to the formation of functionalized benzofuranones is reported. The reaction proceeds via an intramolecular hydroacylation of unactivated alkynes followed by an intermolecular Stetter reaction and a base-catalyzed chromanone to benzofuranone rearrangement.</p>},
	issn = {1523-7060},
	doi = {10.1021/ol2023483},
	author = {Padmanaban, Mohan and Biju, Akkattu T. and Glorius, Frank}
}
