R. Bossio et al., Studies on isocyanides and related compounds. A facile synthesis of 1-substituted 3-cyano-2-methoxy-3-phenylpyrroles, HETEROCYCLE, 50(1), 1999, pp. 463-467
A simple one-pot synthesis of 1-substituted 3-cyano-1,2-dihydro-2-oxo-4-phe
nyl-2H-pyrroles (8) based on the isocyanide chemistry is described. Compoun
ds (8) undergo a facile O-methylation with diazomethane to give the corresp
onding 1-substituted 3-cyano-2-methoxy-4-phenylpyrroles (1).