One-pot Synthesis of Dibenzofurans via SNAr and Subsequent Ligand-free Palladium-catalyzed Intramolecular Aryl-aryl Cross-coupling Reactions under Microwave Irradiation

An efficient one-pot synthesis of dibenzofurans, via SNAr reaction of aryl halides and ortho-bromophenols in the presence of anhydrous K2CO3 and subsequent ligand-free palladium-catalyzed intramolecular aryl-aryl cross-coupling cyclization under microwave irradiation, is described.