A. Krutosikova et M. Dandarova, SUBSTITUTED VINYL AZIDES IN SYNTHESIS OF FURO[3,2-B-4,5-B]DIPYRROLES AND PYRROLO[2',3' 4,5]FURO[3,2-C]PYRIDINES/, Heterocycles, 37(3), 1994, pp. 1695-1700
A number of pyrrolo[2',3':4,5]furo[3,2-c]pyridines (5a-5d) were prepar
ed by the reaction of corresponding iminophosphoranes (4a, 4b), availa
ble from substituted vinylazides (1a, 1b) and triphenylphosphine, with
phenyl or 3-chlorophenyl isocyanates. The appropriate vinylazides (1a
, 1b) were used for the preparation of substituted furo[3,2-b:4,5-b]di
pyrroles (2a, 2b). Compounds (3a, 3b) were prepared in phase transfer
catalysis conditions.