A Facile Synthesis of Novel Benzofuranyl Benzimidazole Derivatives. -The method for the synthesis of the title compounds involves the Sonogashira reaction of benzimidazole (I) with various terminal alkynes followed by iodo-cyclization and further functionalization via palladium-mediated carbon-carbon bond formation. -(SOODAMANI*, V.; PATEL, D.; NAYAKANTI, D.; JOSYULA, R.; J. Heterocycl. Chem. 51 (2014) 5, 1491-1499, http://dx.