Abstract The synthesis of two versatile building blocks for supramolecular anion binding motifs, 5-(N-Boc-guanidinocarbonyl)-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid (1) and 5-(N-Cbz- guanidinocarbonyl)-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid (2) is reported. Using these building blocks, a guanidiniocarbonyl-pyrrole anion binding site can easily be introduced into more complex molecules by using standard amide coupling conditions. Both syntheses can be ...