Mild and General Synthesis of Pyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinolines and Related Polyheterocyclic Frameworks from Pyrrole Precursors Derived from a Mechanochemical Multicomponent Reaction

J Org Chem. 2017 Mar 3;82(5):2570-2578. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b02995. Epub 2017 Feb 22.

Abstract

The combination of a three-component, solvent-free pyrrole synthesis performed under mechanochemical conditions with a TMSOTf-catalyzed oxonium-mediated cyclization gave general access to pyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinoline derivatives under very mild conditions. The structural diversity generated by this method was extended by the preparation of six additional unusual polyheterocyclic frameworks.

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  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't