Recent advances of azomethine ylides for the synthesis of natural and synthetic bioactive pyrrolidines and spiropyrrolidines

1,3-Dipole-based nitrogen containing carbanion, particularly azomethine ylide, is widely used in cycloaddition reactions. It has important and widespread application not only limited in the synthesis of core structural motifs like pyrrolidine and spiropyrrolidines but also in stereocontrolled dipolarophile for building important classes of heterocyclic compounds. Herein, we will explore the current development of azomethine ylide and all the possible applications of this small but elegant fragment using a green approach. This review article will also covers the application of this super energetic, pharmaceutically important moiety in the field of asymmetric, organocatalytic, and transition metal-catalyzed synthesis processes coupled with a theoretical approach. The development of an environmentally safe multicomponent, tandem synthesis method mediated by azomethine ylide will be discussed in detail in this current review article, which will be important for researchers in the field of organic synthesis, heterocyclic chemistry, and medicinal chemistry.