Related Experiment Video
Updated: Mar 16, 2026
![[DPEPhosbcpCu]PF6: A General and Broadly Applicable Copper-Based Photoredox Catalyst](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront.jove.com%2FCDNSource%2Fteasers%2F59739.jpg&w=3840&q=50)
[DPEPhosbcpCu]PF6: A General and Broadly Applicable Copper-Based Photoredox Catalyst
Published on: May 21, 2019
The Synthesis of Multisubstituted Pyrroles via a Copper-Catalyzed Tandem Three-Component Reaction
Xue-Qing Mou1, Zheng-Liang Xu1, Li Xu1
1School of Pharmacy and State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Lanzhou University , Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China.
Abstract:
An unprecedented nucleophilic addition/cyclization/aromatization cascade of basic chemicals, i.e., aromatic alkenes/alkynes, trimethylsilyl cyanide and N,N-disubstituted formamide, has been developed to give a series of multisubstituted pyrroles in moderate to good yields with high regioselectivities. This reaction not only reveals a new reaction mode for α-aminonitriles, but also provides a new and efficient cyclization pattern for the synthesis of multisubstituted pyrroles as well as their derivatives, which might facilitate related biological studies.
More Related Videos
09:35Preparation of a Corannulene-functionalized Hexahelicene by CopperI-catalyzed Alkyne-azide Cycloaddition of Nonplanar Polyaromatic Units
Published on: September 18, 2016
07:50Efficient Synthesis of All-Carbon Quaternary Centers via the Conjugate Addition of Functionalized Monoorganozinc Bromides
Published on: May 26, 2019
Related Concept Videos
Cycloaddition Reactions: Overview
Alkenes via Reductive Coupling of Aldehydes or Ketones: McMurry Reaction
Thermal and Photochemical Electrocyclic Reactions: Overview
Preparation and Reactions of Sulfides
[4+2] Cycloaddition of Conjugated Dienes: Diels–Alder Reaction
Woodward–Hoffmann Selection Rules and Microscopic Reversibility