Facile One-Pot Synthesis of Ferrocene-Based Spiropyrrolidines and Pyrrolizidines Through 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition Reaction

Abstract

A facile and efficient synthesis of ferrocene-based spiroacenaphthenone pyrrolidines and pyrrolizidines through a one-pot, three component 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction is described.

Keywords:

• Azomethine ylide
• 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition
• ferrocene
• spiropyrrolidines
• spiropyrrolizidines

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

A. R. S. thanks the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, for the award of a senior research fellowship. R. R. thanks the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and DST–Funding for Infrastructure in Science and Technology (FIST) for financial assistance.