Synthesis of 1,2,3-Substituted Pyrroles from Propargylamines via a One-Pot Tandem Enyne Cross Metathesis-Cyclization Reaction.

Enyne cross metathesis of propargylamines with ethyl vinyl ether enables the one-pot synthesis of substituted pyrroles. A series of substituted pyrroles, bearing alkyl, aryl, and heteroaryl substituents, has been synthesized in good yields under microwave irradiation. The reactions are rapid and procedurally simple and also represent a facile entry to the synthetically challenging 1,2,3-substituted pyrroles. The value of the methodology is further corroborated by the conversion of pyrroles into 3-methyl-pyrrolines and the derivatization of the 3-methyl-substituent arising from the metathesis reaction.