Basic ionic liquid catalyzed syntheses of various 2-aroylbenzofuran-3-ols were synthesized by Dieckmann reaction of substituted methylsalicylates with 2-bromo-1-aroylethanones in basic ionic liquid, [bmIm]OH. It acts as a base catalyst.Reusability of catalyst with good yields under green reaction conditions is the salient feature of this synthetic method.