Stoeckli-Evans, Helen

2012-7-15, Journot, Guillaume, Stoeckli-Evans, Helen, Neier, Reinhard

The Rothemund-type condensation of methoxycarbonylpyrrole with acetone produces mainly the α,β'-linked dipyrromethane, a building block for the synthesis of N-confused macrocycles. The influence of the reaction conditions on the regioselectivity of the process is reported. The x-ray structures of the α,α'-, α,β'- and β,β'-linked dipyrromethanes show an interesting discrimination of the structurally different types of hydrogen bonds. [on SciFinder(R)]