“…Thus, it can be found in the literature of our own reports [10,11,12,13,14,15], which are previous works to the present one, and in the above-mentioned methodology from the Couture’s group [7], which is a close work to the present one, in which Falipamil ( 1 ) and some of its analogues ( 2 – 3 ) are synthesized efficiently, but via a stepwise strategy, resulting in larger times and generally using harsh conditions. Moreover, pioneering works from Bienaymé and Zhu [16,17] allowed the synthesis of pyrrolo[3,4- b ]pyridin-5-ones via a cascade process (Ugi-3CR/aza Diels-Alder/ N -acylation/aromatization) in good yields, short reaction times, and under relatively milder conditions with respect to stepwise methods.…”