Over the years, the reactions and applications of epoxides have attracted the attention of many research groups. Intramolecular reactions of epoxides with arenes, termed epoxide-arene cyclizations (EACs) in this Focus Review,a re the intramolecular CÀCb ond-formingr eactions of arenesw ith tethered epoxides and represent ap articular type of epoxide-derivatization reactions. EACs have been successfully appliedt ot he synthesis of various benzo-fused carbo-and heterocyclesa sr eliable CÀCb ond-formingr eactions with complete atom economy.I nt his Focus Review,r esults in the literatures ince 2011o nt he development of EACs are presented.D ifferent aspects of substrate reactivities, the regio-and stereochemical outcomeso ft hese reactions, andtheir proposed mechanismsare discussed.Scheme1.Majorp athways for utilizingE ACs in the synthesis of benzo-fused carbo-and heterocycles.[a] Dr.The ORCID identification number(s) for the author(s) of this articlecan be found under http://dx.H is current research focuses on methodological advances in epoxide/aziridine chemistry and their applications in the synthesis of natural products and natural-product-like molecules.Scheme2.InCl 3 (10 mol %)-catalyzed synthesis of cis-2-hydroxyindenones through aFriedel-Crafts EAC reaction.