“…THF (0.5 mL), complex 1 (0.049 g, 0.05 mmol), and TFA (37 μL, 0.5 mmol) were then added at room temperature, and the resulting solution was heated at 75°C for 24 h. After elimination of the solvent under reduced pressure, the crude reaction mixture was purified by column chromatography over silica gel using an ethyl acetate/hexane mixture (1:10 v/v) as eluent. 1 H and 13 C{ 1 H} NMR spectra, as well as melting points, obtained for compounds 3a [9], 3b [16], 3d [8], 3e [9], 4a [16], 4c [16], 5a [17], and 5b [18] were in complete accord with those described in the literature. Characterization data for the novel pyrroles 3c and 4b , d are as follows:…”