A general method for the synthesis of N-unsubstituted 3, 4-diarylpyrrole-2, 5-dicarboxylates (3) has been developed. The key reactions involved are the Hinsberg-type synthesis of dimethyl N-benzyl-3, 4-dihydroxypyrrole-2, 5-dicarboxylate (6) followed by palladium- catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura coupling of its bis-triflate derivative (7). The N-benzyl protecting group of the resulting 3, 4-diarylpyrrole-2, 5-dicarboxylates (8) is cleanly removed under ...