Transition metal-catalyzed synthesis of pyrroles from dienyl azides.
A range of 2,5-disubstituted and 2,4,5-trisubstituted pyrroles can be synthesized from dienyl azides at room temperature using catalytic amounts of ZnI2 or Rh2(O2CC3F7)4.
Dong
Huijun
H
Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 West Taylor Street, Chicago, Illinois 60607-7061, USA.
Shen
Meihua
M
Redford
Joanne E
JE
Stokes
Benjamin J
BJ
Pumphrey
Ashley L
AL
Driver
Tom G
TG
D001386:Azides / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D028561:Transition Elements / Q000737:chemistry*
D001386:Azides; D011758:Pyrroles; D028561:Transition Elements