A One-pot Multi-component Synthesis of N-aryl-3-aminodihydropyrrol-2-one-4-carboxylates Catalysed by Oxalic Acid Dihydrate
2013 ◽
Vol 37
(1)
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pp. 40-42
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Keyword(s):
One Pot
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A simple synthesis of N-aryl-3-aminodihydropyrrol-2-one-4-carboxylates via one-pot multi-component reaction of amines, dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates and formaldehyde in the presence of oxalic acid dihydrate (20 mol%) as catalyst in methanol is described. This homogeneous catalytic procedure offers advantages including mild reaction conditions, good to high yields, short reaction time, simple and readily available starting materials, easy work-up and there is no need for column chromatography.