Recent progress in the synthesis of pyrrolo[2,1-]isoquinolines

Pyrrolo[2,1- a ]isoquinolines occur frequently in a large number of bioactive natural products and pharmaceutically important molecules. The synthesis of pyrrolo[2,1- a ]isoquinoline derivatives is an easy and useful way to produce artificial molecules with potential applications. A huge number of excellent methodologies for constructing pyrrolo[2,1- a ]isoquinolines have been reported in the last decade. This review summarizes the recent advances in this research field covering from 2011 to 2021. This review summarizes the recent advances in the research field of pyrrolo[2,1- a ]isoquinolines synthesis covering from 2011 to 2021.