A mild and greener approach for intramolecular regioselective hydroarylation is described for the efficient and elegant preparation of a number of dihydrobenzofurans and dihydrobenzo[b]thiophenes using imidazole as a directing group and Rh(III) as a catalyst. Moreover, the protocol may be extended to the formation of indoline and chromane derivatives. Deuterium scrambling experiments and characterization of isolated rhodacycle intermediate were explored to understand the mechanism in a better way.
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