摘要:
                                Acetoxybenzofurans, acetoxybenzothiophenes, acetoxyindoles, and acetoxycarbazoles were obtained in high yields by cyclocarbonylation of 3-furyl-, 3-thienyl-, 3-pyrrolyl-, and 3-indolylallyl acetates, respectively, in the presence of Ac2O, NEt3, and a catalytic amount of PdCl2(PPh3)2 at 130-170-degrees-C under 50-70 atm of CO.  3-(3-Furyl)allyl and 3-(3-thienyl)allyl acetates cyclized selectively at the 2-position of the heterocyclic nucleus to give 7-acetoxybenzofuran and 7-acetoxybenzothiophene, respectively.  The synthetic utility of the reaction was demonstrated by the synthesis of cannabifuran from isothymol.