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4-Pyridylnitrene and 2-pyrazinylcarbene.

Beilstein journal of organic chemistry ·Vol. 9 ·2013-00-00 ·Pages 754-60

Wentrup C, Reisinger A, Kvaskoff D

Abstract

Both flash vacuum thermolysis (FVT) and matrix photolysis generate 2-diazomethylpyrazine (22) from 1,2,3-triazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine (24). FVT of 4-azidopyridine (18) as well as of 24 or 2-(5-tetrazolyl)pyrazine (23) affords the products expected from the nitrene, i.e., 4,4'-azopyridine and 2- and 3-cyanopyrroles. Matrix photolyses of both 18 and 24 result in ring expansion of 4-pyridylnitrene/2-pyrazinylcarbene to 1,5-diazacyclohepta-1,2,4,6-tetraene (20). Further photolysis causes ring opening to the ketenimine 27.

Keywords
carbene–nitrene interconversion diazepines flash vacuum thermolysis matrix photochemistry nitrile ylides reactive intermediates
Authors & Affiliations
3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Wentrup Curt
School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia.
Reisinger Ales
Kvaskoff David
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Article Info
Journal
Beilstein journal of organic chemistry
Abbr.
Beilstein J Org Chem
ISSN
1860-5397
Published
2013-00-00
Epub
2013-00-17
Pages
754-60
Language
English
Region
Germany
NLM ID
101250746
PMCID
PMC3678510
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