2-(1-Hydroxypropyn-2-yl)-1-vinylpyrroles: the first successful Favorsky ethynylation of pyrrolecarbaldehydes

• A. V. Ivanov,
• V. S. Shcherbakova,
• I. A. Ushakov,
• L. N. Sobenina,
• O. V. Petrova,
• A. I. Mikhaleva and
• B. A. Trofimov

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 228–232, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.25

• modified conditions of the Favorsky reaction has been implemented to pave an expedient route to important biomolecules containing a pyrrole ring. Keywords: acetylene; ethynylation; Favorsky reaction; 1-vinylpyrrole-2-carbaldehyde; Introduction Functionalized pyrroles bearing a terminal acetylenic moiety