A Lewis acid-catalyzed electrophilic dearomatizative thiocyanation and cyclization of benzofurans with -thiocyanatosuccinimide has been accomplished by Lewis acid catalysis with CuOTf under mild conditions. It was suggested that the electrophilic thiocyanating reagent was activated by CuOTf, and difunctionalization was achieved through a thiocyanation/spirocyclization pathway. Thus, a series of thiocyanato-containing spiroketals were obtained in moderate to high yields. It provides an alternative approach for the synthesis of functionalized [6,5]/[5,5]-spiroketals.

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