An alternative route has been developed for the construction of multisubstituted pyrrole derivatives from readily available, doubly activated cyclopropanes and anilines using an iron-mediated oxidation domino reaction (i.e., sequential ring-opening, cyclization, and dehydrogenation reactions). This reaction uses readily available reactants and is tolerant of a broad range of substrates, with th...

An efficient and divergent one-pot synthesis of 2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrroles, 3-alkyl-1H-pyrroles and 3-alkenyl-1H-pyrroles from readily accessible 2,4-pentadienenitriles with isocyanide based on reaction condition selection has been described. The reaction of 2,4-pentadienenitriles with ethyl isocyanoacetate undergoes a formal [2 + 3] annulation either to generate 2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrroles in the pre...

CpCo(CO)2-mediated cyclotrimerisation of bis-alkynes and cyanamides provides multisubstituted 2-aminopyridines, including macrocyclic products, such as 22 (50% yield).

UNLABELLED BACKGROUND Pyrroles are widely distributed in nature and important biologically active molecules. The reaction of amines with 2,5-dimethoxytetrahydrofuran is a promising pathway for the synthesis of pharmacologically active pyrroles under microwave irradiation. RESULTS Microwave-induced polystyrenesulfonate-catalyzed synthesis of pyrroles from amines and 2,5-diemthoxytetrahydrof...

A novel, convenient and efficient three-component reaction for synthesizing substituted pyrroles from primary amines and electron deficient acetylenic compounds in the presence of ammonium thiocyanate in water leads to the formation of pyrroles in good yields.

Calix (4) pyrroles are macromolecules structurally related to porphyrins, they exhibit exceptional chemical and physical properties that have suggested a vast number of potential applications in host-guest chemistry. In recent years, calix (4) pyrroles have attracted a lot of attention because of their properties as binders of anions, transition metals, and neutral substrates and their new appl...

Highly functionalized multisubstituted 1,4-dihydropyridines 5 have been concisely synthesized in moderate to good yields via L-proline-catalyzed one-pot multicomponent reactions (MCRs) of alkynoates or alkynones 1, amines 2, beta-dicarbonyl compounds 3 and aldehydes 4 under mild conditions. The MCR process involves hydroamination/Knoevenagel condensation/Michael-type addition/intramolecular cyc...