Stereochemical Study of 2-Substituted N-Vinylpyrroles

Stereochemical study of five 2-substituted N-vinylpyrroles obtained via the Trofimov reaction was carried out based on the experimental measurements of their 13C–1H and 13C–13C spin–spin coupling constants substantiated by the high-level ab initio calculations of the parent 2-methyl-N-vinylpyrrole. The title compounds were shown to adopt a predominantly skewed s-trans conformer with a noticeable population (approximately 10%) of the higher-energy skewed s-cis conformation, however, with the exception of 2-tert-butyl-N-vinylpyrrole adopting almost entirely a skewed s-trans conformation.