R. Disanto et al., PYRROLE-ANNULATED HETEROCYCLIC-SYSTEMS - SYNTHESIS OF 2H-PYRROLO[3,4-B][1,5]BENZOTHIAZEPINE 4,4-DIOXIDE DERIVATIVES, Synthetic communications, 28(13), 1998, pp. 2517-2530
Condensation of 2-nitrothiophenol with ethyl propiolate afforded 3-(2-
nitrophenylthio)propenoate. Oxidation of sulfur atom to sulfone group
gave ethyl 3-(2-nitrophenylsulfonyl)propenoate, which underwent conden
sation with tosyl methylisocyanide (TosMIC) to yield ethyl 4-(2-nitrop
henylsulfonyl)pyrrole-3-carboxylate. Reduction of nitro group afforded
ethyl -(2-aminophenylsulfonyl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxylate, which was cy
clized to 2H-pyrrolo[3,4-b][1,5] benzothiazepin-10(9H)-one 4,4-dioxide
. Similar procedure was used for the synthesis of ro-10-methyl-2H-pyrr
olo[3,4-b][1,5]benzothiazepine 4,4-dioxide.