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DOI: 10.1039/A700719A (Paper) Reference Section for: J. Chem. Res. (S), 1998, 166-167

Vinyltriphenylphosphonium Salt Mediated Serendipitous Synthesis of a Functionalized Pyrroloisoindole Derivative. New Synthesis of Trimethyl 5-Arylpyrrole-2,3,4-tricarboxylates

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Issa Yavari and Mohammad Reza Islami

Abstract

N-Hydroxyphthalimide undergoes a complex reaction with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate in the presence of triphenylphosphine yielding a multiply functionalized pyrroloisoindole derivative which is then converted to trimethyl 5-arylpyrrole-2,3,4-tricarboxylate derivatives.

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