A new type of nucleophile-intercepted Meyer–Schuster rearrangement mediated by pyridine N-oxide under metal-free conditions using a catalytic amount of acid is disclosed. It enables synthesis of 2-acyl benzofurans and indoles in 56–>99% yields.
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