One-Pot Synthesis of Pentasubstituted Pyrroles from Propargylic Alcohols, Amines, and Dialkyl Acetylenedicarboxylates; Tandem Amination, Propargylation and Cycloisomerization Catalyzed by Molecular Iodine^{[ 1 ]}

Abstract

A multicomponent one-pot synthesis of fully substituted pyrroles has been developed by the tandem reaction of amines, dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates, and propargylic alcohols using iodine as a catalyst. The reaction was complete in three hours and afforded the products in high yields (75–88%). The method is simple, efficient, cost-effective, and metal-free.

Key words

pentasubstituted pyrrole - tandem reaction - iodine - metal­-free synthesis

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