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Radical Cycloaddition by Nickel (II) Complex-Catalyzed Electroreduction. A Method for Preparation of Pyrrolopyridine and Pyrrolopyrrole Derivatives.

S OzAKI, S Mitoh, H Ohmori

Index: Ozaki, Shigeko; Mitoh, Shizue; Ohmori, Hidenobu Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 1996 , vol. 44, # 11 p. 2020 - 2024

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Abstract

Cycloalkano [α] pyrroles were obtained by reductive radical cycloaddition of 1-(2-iodoethyl) pyrrole and activated olefins or by cyclization of 1-(ω-iodoalkyl) pyrroles, through electroreduction of the iodides using nickel (II) complex as an electron-transfer catalyst.