title: 1,1'-bipyrroles: synthesis and stereochemistry.
abstract: 1,1'-Bipyrrole is synthesized in four steps from hydrazine. A colorless solid, mp 52 degrees C, it sublimes readily at room temperature and forms X-ray quality crystals in which the rings are not coplanar but are nearly orthogonal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, USA.
authors.forename: Sanjeev K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Dey
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Lightner
mesh_terms: D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006834:Hydrazines / Q000737:chemistry*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D006834:Hydrazines; D011758:Pyrroles; C029424:hydrazine