Thermal addition of methyl 1-tert-butylaziridine-2-carboxylate (1) to
1-aryl-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-propynes 3 followed by dehydrogenation of int
ermediate pyrrolines 4,5 afforded isomeric methyl ryl-4(3)-trifluorome
thyl-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylates 7 and 8 in high yields. Dealkylation of
some 3-aryl derivatives, e. g. 7b,c with trifluoromethanesulfonic aci
d, gave methyl 3-aryl-4-trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylates 9b,c
.