Morita-Baylis-Hillman route to 4H-pyrrolo[1,2-a][1]benzazepine derivatives
Authors:
Sun Pil Park
Affiliation:
Organic Synthesis Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 133-791, Republic of Korea
Abstract:
A simple method for synthesizing substituted 4H-pyrrolo[1,2-a][1]benzazepines using acid-assisted cyclization of the Morita-Baylis-Hillman adducts of 2-(1H-pyrrol-1-yl)benzaldehydes with methyl acrylate or methyl vinyl ketone as a key step has been developed.