Domino coupling relay approach to polycyclic pyrrole-2-carboxylates

J Am Chem Soc. 2005 Aug 10;127(31):10804-5. doi: 10.1021/ja053408a.

Abstract

CuBr2-catalyzed three-component coupling of N-benzylallylamine, ethyl glyoxalate, and terminal alkynes afforded glycine-tethered 1,6-enynes, which were further transformed into polycyclic pyrrole-2-carboxylates via novel cycloisomerization/Diels-Alder cycloaddition/dehydrogenation sequence under iridium-catalyzed conditions.