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Synlett 2005(9): 1405-1408  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-868512
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Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Pyrrole-2-Carboxamides

Stefan Werner*, Pravin S. Iyer
Center for Chemical Methodologies and Library Development (UPCMLD), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USA
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Received 28 February 2005
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27 April 2005 (online)

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Abstract

A set of ten tricyclic pyrrole-2-carboxamides was synthesized by a Paal-Knorr cyclization under rapid and mild conditions using microwave irradiation. All compounds were also prepared using conventional heating techniques. An efficiency comparison of time, yield and effort clearly proved the microwave technique to be superior.

Key words

heterocycles - library synthesis - microwave irradiation - Paal-Knorr reaction - pyrroles

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    Reactions at higher temperatures: For reactions in the microwave at 130 °C and 160 °C an initial power of 250 W was necessary.

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    Reaction under diluted conditions: 20.0 mg (0.0374 mmol) 5 was dissolved in EtOH (1.2 mL) and glacial acetic acid (120 µL) and 10 equiv amine were necessary to drive the reaction to completion.

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    Aqueous acidic workup: After the reaction was complete EtOAc (10 mL) and 1 M aq HCl (10 mL) was added. The aqueous phase was extracted three times with EtOAc (10 mL), then the combined organic phases were washed with brine and dried over MgSO4. After evaporation of the solvents, the crude material was purified by column chromatography.

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    Reaction under inert gas conditions: The microwave tube was flushed with argon prior to irradiation in the microwave.

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After 10-15 seconds, the desired temperature was reached and only less than 15 W were applied for the rest of the time.

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Physical Data for rac -(3b R ,4 R ,6a S )-5-Benzoyl-4-(4-fluorobenzyl)-1-(2-methoxyethyl)-2-(pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl)-3b,4,5,6,6a,7-hexahydro-1 H -1,5-diazacyclo-penta[ a ]pentalene-4-carboxylic Acid Methyl Ester (7a).
Mp 95-97 °C. IR: 2949, 2873, 1734, 1640, 1604, 1509, 1446, 1399 cm-1. 1H NMR (CDCl3): δ = 7.43-7.38 (m, 5 H), 7.31 (dd, 2 H, J = 8.4, 5.5 Hz), 7.04 (app. t, 2 H, J = 8.6 Hz), 6.22 (s, 1 H), 4.33 (ddd, 1 H, J = 13.9, 5.6, 4.2 Hz), 4.20 (d, 1 H, J = 13.8 Hz), 4.08 (ddd, 1 H, J = 14.0, 6.0, 4.4 Hz), 3.83 (d, 1 H, J = 7.4 Hz), 3.68-3.55 (m, 9 H), 3.40-3.34 (m, 2 H), 3.24-3.20 (m, 4 H), 2.60 (dd, 1 H, J = 15.3, 7.0 Hz), 2.38-2.29 (m, 1 H), 2.27 (d, 1 H, J = 15.9 Hz), 1.98-1.89 (m, 4 H). 13C (CDCl3): δ = 172.0, 169.8, 161.8, 161.8 (d, J CF = 243.9 Hz), 141.6, 137.3, 132.6 (d, J CF = 3.1 Hz), 132.2 (d, J CF = 7.7 Hz), 129.5, 129.1, 128.3, 126.0, 121.8, 114.9 (d, J CF = 20.9 Hz), 108.8, 72.9, 72.8, 58.6, 56.2, 52.1, 51.9, 49 (br), 46.9, 46 (br), 45.2, 38.4, 28.6, 27 (br), 24 (br). 19F NMR (CDCl3): δ = -116.5 (tt, 1 F, J = 8.5, 5.6 Hz). MS (ESI): m/z (rel. intensity) = 596 (100) [M+ + Na], 574 (72) [M+ + H], 514 (30). HRMS (ESI): m/z calcd for C33H36N3O5FNa: 595.2537; found: 596.2544.