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Abstract
The chlorosulfonation of a number of unsymmetrical benzils gave substituted benzofurans. Ring closure is dependent upon the electronic character of the substituent groups and can be controlled by electron-withdrawing groups. The reaction of the 2-thienyl analog gave one product but the 3-thienyl compound gave a mixture of isomers. The previously proposed mechanism can be used to explain these results.