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An efficient domino process is developed for the synthesis of diversely substituted 2,3-dihydrobenzo[b]thiophenes from 2-iodoketones using a Cu-catalyst and easily available xanthate as a sulfur surrogate in good yields. This domino method has been expanded for the synthesis of 2-acylbenzo[b]thiophenes using in situ generated iodine (I2) from by-product KI in high yields. Treatment of xanthate with the copper(ii)-catalyst reduced it to a Cu(i)-catalyst, which initiates the catalytic cycle. A possible mechanism has been proposed based