European Journal of Organic Chemistry 2018-03-30

Catalytic C‐Alkylation of Pyrroles with Primary Alcohols: Hans Fischer's Alkali and a New Method with Iridium P,N,P‐Pincer Complexes

Sebastian Koller; Max Blazejak; Lukas Hintermann

Index: 10.1002/ejoc.201800146

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Abstract

Hydrogen‐autotransfer alkylation (HAT or “borrowing‐hydrogen” alkylation) of heteroaromatic compounds has been studied with a range of substrates recently, but pyrroles have been largely absent from such studies. The conditions for HAT alkylations of pyrroles were investigated under a variety of conditions and were found to take place under basic alcoholic conditions (Hans Fischer alkylation) in the absence of transition‐metal catalysts; by means of a heterogeneous Pd/C catalyst in the presence of base; and finally by means of homogeneous transition‐metal catalysis combining a base and iridium pincer complexes generated in situ that have not previously been used in HAT alkylations of heterocycles.

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