Abstract Consecutive treatment of ketones with a system NH 2 OH· HCl-NaHCO 3-DMSO and acetylene excess in the presence of KOH (100–120° C, initial acetylene pressure 12–15 at) led to a selective formation of 2-and 2, 3-substituted 1-vinylpyrroles in 51–79% yields. Ketones of aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, aromatic, heteroaromatic, and tetrahydronaphthalene series were involved into the reaction.