In this review, we consider 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions between azomethine ylides and alkynes, resulting in the formation of pyrroles, as well as their hydrogenated and fused analogs. The references have been arranged according to the types of azomethine ylides and the methods used for their generation. The review is mainly focused on literature sources published since year 2000 and contains 133 references.
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Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, 2018, 54(12), 1084–1107
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Gulevskaya, A.V., Nelina-Nemtseva, J.I. 1,3-Dipolar cycloaddition reactions of azomethine ylides and alkynes. Chem Heterocycl Comp 54, 1084–1107 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10593-019-02398-5
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