SYNTHESIS AND REACTIONS OF CHLOROAZODIENES - A NEW AND GENERAL-SYNTHESIS OF PYRIDAZINES

The reaction of dichlorohydrazones with Hunig's base gives 4-chloroazodienes, which were found to combine with a variety of electron rich olefins to yield chloro-substituted tetrahydropyridazines. These chloroazodiene cyclizations are best characterized as inverse electron demand, 4+2 hetero Diels-Alder reactions that maintain a high degree of regio- and stereochemical control. The chloro-substituted tetrahydropyridazines that are formed give high yields of substituted pyridazines upon treatment with base. The sequence of a chloroazodiene cyclization to a tetrahydropyridazine followed by an aromatization constitutes a new and general synthesis of substituted pyridazines.