Green Synthesis and Catalysis (Aug 2021)

Synthesis of 2H-pyrroles via iron catalyzed dehydrogenative coupling and C–C bond cleavage

  • Suya Cui,
  • Xiaoyun Wu,
  • Wei Ma,
  • Weijun Tang,
  • Huaming Sun,
  • Jianliang Xiao,
  • Dong Xue,
  • Chao Wang

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 3
pp. 307 – 310

Abstract

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Iron catalyzed coupling of β-amino alcohols with allylic alcohols for the synthesis of 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrrole derivatives has been developed. Mechanistic studies suggest that the reaction involves iron catalyzed dehydrogenative coupling and C–C bond cleavage processes.

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