In conclusion. it has been shown that the readily available dimer J& of 3-bromod- dimethylamino-1-azafulvene. serves as a formal equivalent of either 4-lithio-or 4.5- dilithiopyrrole-2-carboxaldehyde, and as such, it can provide access to an irmnense variety of pyrrole-2-carboxaldehyde derivatives, with an efficiency and economy of steps unmatched by any published procedure".