oxoheterocyclic-fused ortho-quinone derivatives were synthesized from readily available benzofuranol and N-substituted dienes via IBX oxidation–cycloaddition–aromatization procedure. The regiospecific Diels–Alder cycloaddition reactions of N-dienes were achieved efficiently with a variety of dienophiles. It is found that the amide moiety in the molecular could be preserved or eliminated by control of the aromatization