A robust one-pot process has been developed for the synthesis of a variety of furoA, Ag 2 O (0.058 g, 0.25 mmol) and KOH (0.028 g, 0.5 mmol) was well stirred for 1.5 h under microwaves in CH 3 CN (3.0 mL), then to the mixture was added water (10 mL) and HCl (0.5 M, 1 mL), followed by extraction with CH 2 Cl 2 (15 mL 3). The solvent was removed under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified by a short flash silica gel column chromatography (eluent: diethyl ether/petroleum ether = 1/2) to give compound 2b; yield: 0.084 g (76%).