10.3390/molecules15052972
The research presents a mild and facile one-pot synthesis of N-Methyl-3-acylpyrroles through a multicomponent reaction involving dimethylacetylene dicarboxylate (DMAD), N-methylhydroxylamine, and various acylchlorides in the presence of KHCO3 as a catalyst. The study compares conventional and microwave protocols, finding that conventional heating at 40 oC in anhydrous dichloromethane yields good to excellent product yields. The reaction is clean and efficient, producing N-methyl-3-acylpyrroles with different substituents in good yields. The synthesized compounds were characterized using elemental analysis, IR, 1H-NMR, and 13C-NMR spectroscopy. The chemicals DMAD, N-methylhydroxylamine, acylchlorides, and KHCO3 played crucial roles in the synthesis, with DMAD and N-methylhydroxylamine forming an enamine intermediate that reacts with acylchlorides to produce the desired 3-acylpyrroles.