Synthesis of 4-cyano pyrroles via mild knorr reactions with β-ketonitriles

…, MA Staszak, UE Udodong, JP Wepsiec

Index: Magnus, Nicholas A.; Staszak, Michael A.; Udodong, Uko E.; Wepsiec, James P. Organic Process Research and Development, 2006 , vol. 10, # 5 p. 899 - 904

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Abstract

Mild methods for conducting Knorr chemistry with β-ketonitriles were developed. This enabled the preparation of 4-cyano-penta-substituted pyrroles and gave access to α-amino- 3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA) receptor potentiators for biological evaluation. In addition, a series of alkyl and aryl β-ketonitriles were employed in Knorr cyclizations to probe steric tolerance and the possibility of direct introduction of aromatic ...