Three-component direct synthesis of substituted pyrroles from easily accessible chemical moieties using hypervalent iodine reagent

A novel and simple three-component system has been developed to synthesize substituted pyrroles from corresponding amines and nitrostyrenes using (diacetoxyiodo)benzene at reflux temperature in ethanol. The good to excellent yields were obtained with different types of functional groups. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.