“…In the second part of our work, we were prompted to investigate the reactivity of the ( Z )‐2‐arylidene‐benzofuran‐3(2H)‐ones 6a , 6b , 6c , 6d , prepared according to the literature procedure , with 2‐diazopropane 2 . Indeed and owing to the fact that the reactions of ( Z )‐2‐arylidene‐benzofuran‐3(2 H )‐ones 6a , 6b , 6c , 6d with diazoalkanes have been well studied over the last few years , the treatment of compounds 6a , 6b , 6c , 6d with an excess of 2 at 0°C in dry dichloromethane afforded the spirocyclopropane 7a , 7b , 7c , 7d (Table ).…”