Syntheses of substituted pyrrolo[2,3‐d]imidazole‐5‐carboxylates and substitued pyrrolo[3,2‐d]imidazole‐5‐carboxylates

Starting from readily available p‐substituted‐benzylamines a series of ethyl 2‐alkylthio‐1‐substituted‐ben‐zylpyrrolo2,3‐d]imidazole‐5‐carboxylates was prepared. In addition, starting from 2‐alkyl‐4(or 5)‐formylimidazoles and methyl 4′‐bromomethylbiphenyl‐2‐carboxylate a series of methyl substituted‐pyrrolo2,3‐d]imidazole‐5‐carboxylates and methyl substituted‐pyrrolo3,2‐d]imidazole‐5‐carboxylates was prepared.