“…The later compounds are of interest and pharmacological importance due to their potential applications as anticonvulsant, anti-inflammatory, 9 antitumor, 10 and antimycobacterial 11 agents, they have also been shown to inhibit b-fibril formation. 12 The present methodology provides selectively 2-imino-3aminobenzofurans 5a-f from a 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde (2), an amine 3, and p-toluenesulfonylmethyl isocyanide (4, Scheme 1), in a one-pot process under mild reaction conditions in 39-71% yield, 13 adding a new derivative to the list of the formidable van Leusen reaction which provides a broad diversity of heterocycles, such as oxazoles, 14 imidazoles, 14,15 indoles, 16 triazoles, 17 and pyrroles. 18 The 1 H NMR and 13 C NMR spectra evidenced the formation of the new heterocycle; selected spectroscopic data 1.…”