Addition of pyrrole and 2-phenylpyrrole to 2-acyl-and 2-cyano-1-phenylacetylenes in the KOH-DMSO system affords chemo-and regioselectively N-adducts: 1-(2-acyl-and 1-(2-cyano-1-phenylethenyl)pyrroles in 32-89% yield. 4,5,6,7-Tetrahydroindole reacts with 2-cyano-1-phenylacetylene analogously. Unexpectedly, with 2-benzoyl-1-phenylacetylene, the reaction follows mainly the C-vinylation route to give (E,Z)-2-(2-benzoyl-1-phenylethenyl)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindole and cyclo-bis-adduct, 2-(2benzoyl-1, 3-diphenyl-1,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydrocyclopenta[b]indol-1yl)-1-phenylethanone, a product of intramolecular cyclization of 2,3-di(2-benzoyl-1-phenylethenyl)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindole.At the same time, the reaction smoothly and selectively proceeds (r.t., 3 h) in the KOH-DMSO system to furnish either predominantly (in the case of pyrrole 1a) or exclusively (in the case of pyrroles 1b,c) (Z)-1-(2-cyano-1-phenylethenyl)pyrroles 5a-c in 43-88% yield (Scheme 1). The content of the E-isomer increases along with concentration of KOH and process duration, presumably, due to the subsequent Z®E isomerization.Unlike pyrroles 1a and 1c, which add in full to the acetylene 2 (yields of adducts 5a and 5c are 85% and 88%, re-Scheme 1