“…Ethyl 2-isopropyl-1-oxo-10b-phenyl-1,5,6,10b-tetrahydropyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinoline-3-carboxylate (3aba'): Orange oil (50%, eluent = hexane/EtOAc (96:4)); 1 H NMR (400MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.88 (dd, J = 7.6, 1.6 Hz, 1H), 5H), (m, 1H), 7.12-6.91 (m, 2H), 4.47 (q, J = 6.9 Hz, 2H),3.73-3.67 (m, 1H), 3.58-3.43 (m, 1H), 3.02-3.98 (m, 1H), 2.89-2.66 (m, 2H), 1.45 (t, J = 7.1 Hz, 3H), 1.22 (d, J = 10.8, 3H), 1.21 (d, J = 10.8, 3H); 13 C NMR(100 MHz, CDCl3) δ 201.5, 163.1, 162.0, 140.9, 134.3, 133.1, 128.48, 128.45, 128.4, 127.8, 127.7, 127.4, 126.6, 120.1, 73.3, 62.4, 41.6, 29.5, 24.2, 21.21, 21.15,14.2; HRMS (ESI) Calcd for C24H26NO3 [M + H] + 376.1913, found 376.1908. Ethyl 3-methyl-5-phenyl-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylate (3acb): White solid (35%, eluent = hexane/EtOAc (96:4)); Mp = 114-116 °C; 1 H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 9.15 (s, 1HCDCl3) δ 161.8, 135.1, 131.4, 129.4, 129.0, 127.6, 124.6, 119.9, 110.2, 60.1, 14.6, 13.0; HRMS (ESI) Calcd for C14H16NO2 [M + H] + 230.1181, found 230.1183 Ethyl 1,4-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)-3-methyl-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylate (3adb): Yellow oil (32%, eluent = hexane/EtOAc (98:2)); 1 H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.34 (d, J = 8.5Hz, 2H), 7.25(d, J = 8.7 Hz, 2H), 4H), 6.89 (s, 1H), 4.18 (q, J = 7.1 Hz, 2H), 3.868 (s, 3H), 3.866 (s, 3H) 2.47 (s, 3H), 1.17 (t, J = 7.1 Hz, 3H); 13 C NMR(100 MHz, CDCl3) δ 161.5, 158.8, 158.3, 134.5, 129.7, 127.5, 127.32, 127.28, 126.8, 125.8, 121.6, 113.9, 113.6, 59.7, 55.5, 55.3, 14.2,12.2; HRMS (ESI) Calcd for C22H24NO4 [M + H] + 366.1705, found 366.1701…”