Barcia Barcia, José CarlosCruces, JacoboSalas, Cristian O.Estévez Cabanas, Juan CarlosCuéllar, Mauricio A.Tapia, Ricardo A.Estévez Cabanas, Ramón José2020-05-242020-05-242017Barcia, J., Cruces, J., Salas, C., Estévez, J., Cuellar, M., Tapia, R., & Estévez, R. (2017). A New Approach to the Synthesis of Benzo[b]naphtho[2,3-b]furan-6,11-diones and 2-Benzyl-3-hydroxynaphthalene-1,4-diones. Synopen, 01(01), 0156-0165. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0036-15917292509-9396http://hdl.handle.net/10347/22517Here we describe modified syntheses of o-acetylbenzoic acids and o-acetylphenylacetic acids by Heck palladium-catalysed arylation of n-butyl vinyl ether with o-iodobenzoic acids or with o-iodophenylacetic acids, respectively. General syntheses of benzo[b]naphtho[2,3-b]furan-6,11-diones from o-acetylbenzoic acids and 2-benzyl3-hydroxynaphthalene-1,4-diones from o-acetylphenylacetic acids are also reported.eng© 2017 by the authors. This is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons CC BY-ND-NC 4.0 license (Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Fused-ring systemsHeck reactionQuinonesPalladiumHeterocyclesHalidesFuransjournal article10.1055/s-0036-1591729open access