Benzofuran
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| Name = Benzofuran
| OtherNames = Coumarone, benzo[b]furan
| ImageFile = Benzofuran_chemical_structure.png
| ImageSize = 355px
| ImageName = Chemical structure of benzofuran
| Section1 = {{Chembox Identifiers
| CASNo = 271-89-6
| SMILES = C1(OC=C2)=C2C=CC=C1
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| Section2 = {{Chembox Properties
| Formula = C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>6</sub>O
| MolarMass = 118.13 g/mol
| MeltingPt = < -18 °C
| BoilingPt = 173 °C</td></tr>
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'''Benzofuran''' is the [[heterocyclic compound]] consisting of fused [[benzene]] and [[furan]] rings. It is the parent of many related compounds with more complex structures. For example, [[psoralen]] is a benzofuran derivative that occurs in several plants.
It is prepared by ''O''-alkylation of [[salicylaldehyde]] with chloroacetic acid followed by [[Dehydration reaction|dehydration]] of the resulting [[ether]].<ref>Albert W. Burgstahler and Leonard R. Worden “Coumarone” Organic Syntheses, Collected Volume 5, p.251 (1973). http://www.orgsyn.org/orgsyn/pdfs/CV5P0251.pdf</ref>
==References==
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==See also==
* [[Furan]], an analog without the fused [[benzene]] ring.
* [[Indole]], an analog with a [[nitrogen]] instead of the [[oxygen]] [[atom]].
* [[Simple aromatic ring]]s
[[Category:Furans| ]]
[[Category:Oxygen heterocycles]]
[[Category:Aromatic compounds]]
[[Category:Heterocyclic compounds]]
[[Category:Simple aromatic rings]]
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