Pyrrole - Analogs and Derivatives

Analogs and Derivatives

Structural analogs of pyrrole include:

  • Pyrroline, a partially saturated analog with one double bond
  • Pyrrolidine, the saturated hydrogenated analog
  • Kryptopyrrole, a pyrrole derivative once thought to be associated with schizophrenia

Heteroatom structural analogs of pyrrole include:

  • Arsole, a moderately-aromatic arsenic analog
  • Bismole, a bismuth analog
  • Borole, a boron analog
  • Furan, an aromatic oxygen analog
  • Gallole, a gallium analog
  • Germole, a germanium analog
  • Phosphole, a non-aromatic phosphorus analog
  • Pyrazole and imidazole, analogs with two nitrogen atoms
  • Silole, a silicon analog
  • Stannole, a tin analog
  • Stibole, an antimony analog
  • Thiophene, a sulfur analog

Derivatives of pyrrole include indole, a derivative with a fused benzene ring.

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