We report an efficient approach for
direct alkoxycarbonylation
of furans as well as other heteroarenes via a one-step copper-mediated
reaction of three components (i.e., heteroarene, alcohol, and CHCl3). The copper additive was confirmed to simultaneously promote
the reaction in three pathways: oxidant cracking, single electron
transfer, and alcoholysis. By means of this protocol, various functionalized
furancarboxylates and other heteroarenecarboxylates were facilely
obtained in moderate to good yields.