title: Transition metal-catalyzed synthesis of pyrroles from dienyl azides.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 West Taylor Street, Chicago, Illinois 60607-7061, USA.
authors.forename: Huijun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Meihua
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Joanne E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Redford
authors.forename: Benjamin J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Stokes
authors.forename: Ashley L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Pumphrey
authors.forename: Tom G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Driver
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D001386:Azides; D011758:Pyrroles; D028561:Transition Elements