An operationally simple, practical, and economical protocol for iron(III) chloride catalyzed Paal-Knorr pyrrole synthesis in water in good to excellent yields has been developed. Several N-substituted pyrroles are readily prepared from the reaction of 2,5-dimethoxytetrahydrofuran and aryl/alkyl, sulfonyl and acyl amines under very mild reaction conditions
AbstractAn operationally simple and efficient protocol for squaric acidcatalyzed synthesis of N-substituted pyrroles via the reaction of 2,5-dimethoxytetrahydrofuran and 2,5-hexandione with aryl amines in green reaction media (water, deep eutectic solvent, and polyethylene glycol) under ultrasound irradiation or thermal conditions in good to excellent yields has been developed. Graphical abstract