“…Interestingly, when this cycloaddition was run at higher temperatures, or when 18 was isolated, redissolved in toluene, and heated, pyrrole 19 was formed, albeit in extremely low yields (≤12%). Formation of pyrroles from dipolarophilic alkynes and nitrones derived from ketones, under heating, is precedented . Additionally, and also under unoptimized conditions, nitrone 10g was converted to ketone 20 in 63% yield .…”