Multiple deprotonations and deamination of phenethylamines to synthesize pyrroles

A unique process is presented in which two different [sp.sup.3] C-H bonds are selectively activated under the same conditions to construct polysubstituted pyrroles from commercially available phenethylamines. During the transformation, twelve protons and two nitrogen atoms are removed, at least twelve bonds are cleaved and five new bonds are constructed in one pot.