V. Nair et al., Aminoisocyanides in multicomponent reactions (MCRs): A facile synthesis ofsubstituted 3(5H)-pyrrolin-2-ones via a Dimroth-type rearrangement, CHEM LETT, (7), 2001, pp. 738-739
The 1,3-dipolar species generated from diisopropyl aminoisocyanide and dime
thyl acetylenedicarboxylate (DMAD) is trapped with aldehydes affording subs
tituted 3(5H)-pyrrolin-2-ones presumably via a Dimroth-type rearrangement o
f the initially formed furanone hydrazones in good yields.