Ba. Trofimov et al., UNEXPECTED TRANSFORMATIONS OF O-VINYLACETOPHENONE OXIME IN THE SYSTEMBUTOK-THF, Russian chemical bulletin, 46(3), 1997, pp. 594-596
Transformation of O-vinylacetophenone oxime in the system (BuOK)-O-t-T
HF was studied. The reaction at 60-65 degrees C was shown to afford no
t the anticipated 2-phenylpyrrole, but, instead. 2,4-diphenylpyrrole (
21% yield) and oligomer products (40% yield). The latter have the same
elemental composition as the starting O-vinyl oxime but do not contai
n vinyloxy groups or pyrrole fragments.