Reactions of fused pyrrole-2,3-diones with dinucleophiles

This review summarizes a series of studies on the reactions of 1 H-pyrrole-2,3-diones, fused at the C 5 -N 1 bond to nitrogen-containing heterocycles, with nucleophiles, leading to the formation of C-C bonds. Reactions of pyrrolobenzoxazinetrione and pyrroloquinoxalinetrione with CH,OH-, CH,NH-binucleophiles, and dienophiles are discussed.