Water–acetone Media Enforced Chemoselective Synthesis of 2-substituted Pyrrole Stable Phosphorus Ylides from Reaction between Pyrrole and Acetylenic Esters in the Presence of Triphenylphosphine

Abstract

Pyrrole undergoes a smooth reaction with dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates in the presence of triphenylphosphine in a mixture of water–acetone (50:50) as a solvent pathway to produce phosphorus ylides of 2-substituted pyrrole in good yield.