Unprecedented nucleophile-promoted 1,7-S or Se shift reactions under Pummerer reaction conditions of 4-alkenyl-3-sulfinylmethylpyrroles

• Takashi Go,
• Akane Morimatsu,
• Hiroaki Wasada,
• Genzoh Tanabe,
• Osamu Muraoka,
• Yoshiharu Sawada and
• Mitsuhiro Yoshimatsu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2722–2729, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.250

• (diols). Seleno-Pummerer reactions of 3-selanylmethylpyrroles also proceeded via in situ generation of selenoxides, followed by a treatment with TBAH. Keywords: hydroamination; Pummerer reaction; pyrrole; pyrroloazepine; 1,7-sulfur shift; Introduction Pyrrolo- and indoloazepine skeletons are chemical