Perkin communications. The reaction of α,β-unsaturated ketones with 1-substituted 3-arylsuccinimides: a facile entry into the cyclopenta[c]pyrrole heterocyclic ring system

Abstract

The condensation of succinimides of the type (3) with α,β-unsaturated ketones in the presence of a catalytic quantity of sodium hydride yields, in one step, derivatives of cyclopenta [c] pyrrole represented by (8), (9), and (10).