di- and tri-dentate tertiary amine type ligands was studied in regioselective lithiation reactions of 1-(methoxyphenyl)pyrroles with butyllithium (LIC). Clean α-metallation of the pyrrole ring occured when N,N,N′,N′,N″-pentamethyldiethylenetriamine (PMDTA) was used while the benzene ring was lithiated orthoposition to the methoxygroup in the presence of N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylethylenediamine (TMEDA)