1534-15-2Relevant articles and documents
Thermolysis of Polyazapentadienes. Part 8. The formation of Pyrroles from 1,1-Dialkyl-5-aryl-1,5-diazapentadienes
McNab, Hamish,Murray, M. Elizabeth-Ann
, p. 333 - 338 (2007/10/02)
Flash vacuum pyrolysis of the 1,5-diazapentadienes (4)-(10) gave moderate yields of pyrroles together with quinolines, formed by electrocyclic ring closure with elimination.The pyrroles were formed by hydrogen transfer from an N-alkyl group, followed by cyclisation and final aromatisation of the resulting dihydropyrrole intermediate by free-radical cleavage.The mechanism of the hydrogen transfer and cyclisation is not known with certainty, but may involve diradicals or 1,5-dipolar intermediates.