A green, convenient and tandem procedure for the efficient synthesis of highly substituted indeno[1,2-b]pyrrole and acenaphtho[1,2-b]pyrrole derivatives by domino three-component reaction of tryptamine/benzylamine, 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds and ninhydrin/ acenaphthenequinone is described. The significant features of this procedure were characterized by mild reaction conditions, high yields, operational simplicity and it being environmentally benign.
Keywords: acenaphtho[1,2-b]pyrroles; indeno[1,2-b]pyrroles; multi-component reactions.