Download PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... Thieno[2,3-b]pyrroles 4 can easily be synthesised in two different ways by using phenyl isothiocyanate and activated methylene compounds. The priority of the formation of the thiophene or pyrrole ring is investigated. ... Many thieno-fused bicyclic compounds have been recently ...