Synthesis of (1H-pyrrol-2-ylsulfanyl)alkanoic acids

(1-Benzyl-1H-pyrrol-2-ylsulfanyl)acetic acid, 2- and 3-(1-benzyl-1H-pyrrol-2-ylsulfanyl)propionic acids, 1,1'-[1,4-phenylenebis(methylene)]bis[(1H-pyrrol-2-ylsulfanyl)acetic acid], and 1,1'-(hexane-1,6-diyl)bis-[(1H-pyrrol-2-ylsulfanyl)acetic acid] were synthesized for the first time by reactions of 1-benzyl-1H-pyrrole, 1,1'-[1,4-phenylenebis(methylene)]bis(1H-pyrrole), and 1,1'-(hexane-1,6-diyl)bis(1H-pyrrole) with thiourea, iodine, and the corresponding halogen-substituted alkanoic acids. 1-(4-Nitrophenyl)-1H-pyrrole failed to react with thiourea and iodine.