Copper(I) phenylacetylide participates in efficient coupling with a range of aryl iodides and bromides to give substituted tolanes which, if possessing an ortho amino or hydroxy group, can be thermolyzed to yield 2-phenylbenzofurans, -indoles, and -furo[3,2-b]pyridines.

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