Abstract
Ethyl 2-aryl-4,5-dihydro-5-oxopyrrole-3-carboxylates react with esters or acyl halides in the presence of a strong base to give 4-acyl derivatives, which exist predominantly as either E- or Z-enols. These are cyclised, either in solution at temperatures > 200degreesC or by microwave irradiation, to 3,6-di substituted 1H-furo[3,4-c]pyrrolediones which, after N-protection, are convertible by reaction with primary amines into novel NN'-disubstituted DPP derivatives. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 727-738 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Tetrahedron |
Volume | 61 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 17 Jan 2005 |