Authors: Huw M.L. Davies, Wendy B. Young, H.David Smith
Tetrahedron Lett.,
1989, 30, 4653-4656
Rhodium(II) acetate catalyzed decomposition of vinyldiazomethanes in the presence of N-alkoxycarbonylpyrroles provides a direct entry to the skeleton of tropane alkaloids. Similar reactions with N-alkylpyrroles result in the formation of alkylation products.