Author(s): Buonomano C; Patterson S; Ngou JS; Messina C; Taylor S; Bilodeau F; Forgione P;

Pyrrole derivatives are natural organic molecules that are important to the pharmaceutical industry due to their occurrence in nature and their use in a wide range of medical applications. In general, non-symmetric, 1,2,5-triaryl-substituted pyrroles are prepared either by Paal-Knorr condensation or cycloaddition that present synthetic challenges particul ...

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Author(s): Liu JT; Hase H; Taylor S; Salzmann I; Forgione P;

A library of symmetrical linear oligothiophene was prepared employing decarboxylative cross-coupling reaction as the key transformation. Thiophene potassium carboxylate salts were used as cross-coupling partners without the need of co-catalyst, base, or additives. This method demonstrates complete chemoselectivity and is a comprehensive greener approach c ...

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