Transition metal-catalyzed synthesis of pyrroles from dienyl azides

Huijun Dong; Meihua Shen; Joanne E Redford; Benjamin J Stokes; Ashley L Pumphrey; Tom G Driver

doi:10.1021/ol702262f

Transition metal-catalyzed synthesis of pyrroles from dienyl azides

Org Lett. 2007 Dec 6;9(25):5191-4. doi: 10.1021/ol702262f. Epub 2007 Nov 10.

Authors

Huijun Dong¹, Meihua Shen, Joanne E Redford, Benjamin J Stokes, Ashley L Pumphrey, Tom G Driver

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 West Taylor Street, Chicago, Illinois 60607-7061, USA.

PMID: 17994755
DOI: 10.1021/ol702262f

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.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Azides / chemistry*
Catalysis
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Molecular Structure
Pyrroles / chemical synthesis*
Pyrroles / chemistry
Transition Elements / chemistry*

Substances

Azides
Pyrroles
Transition Elements

Grants and funding

RR 04648/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States