3-Diketone monohydrazones

The method most often described for the synthesis of 1,2,5,6-tetrazocines consists of the self-condensation of 1,2-diketone monohydrazones 1 14.16-19... 

Saturated 1,4-dicarbonyl compounds give 1,4-dihydro-pyridazines or -pyridazinones, etc., which are easily oxidized. 1,2-Diketone monohydrazones and esters containing a reactive CH2 group give 3-pyridazinones (95 — 96) (54HCA1467). 

Saturated 1,4-dicarbonyl compounds give 1,4-dihydro-pyridazines or -pyridazinones, etc., which are easily oxidized. 1,2-Diketone monohydrazones 124 and esters 125 containing a reactive CH2 group give 3-pyridazinones 126 (Scheme 64) . A popular modification of this approach is the Ugi four-component condensation of diarylethane-l,2-dione monohydrazones 127 with isocyanides, aldehydes, and methylene active acids leading to the corresponding substituted pyridazin-3(2//)-ones 128 (Scheme 65) The intermediate Ugi condensation products have never been observed because of their tendency to cyclize <2003S691>. 

Introduction of the future C-5 into a 1,2-diketone monohydrazone, at the correct oxidation level and via a Wittig reaction, leads to pyrazoles. ... 

The condensation of dihydrazones of aryl-substituted 1,2-diketones with aryl-substituted 1,2-diketones has also been described, albeit with rather low yields (up to 15 %).20 Subsequently, it was explicitly shown that this reaction leads to the same products as the dimerization of benzil monohydrazones, i.e. the 1,2,5,6-tetrazocine system, is not produced, rather the bicyclic tetraazapentalene system is obtained,21... 

Ketones are obtained from a-diketones by reduction with hydrogen sulfide in a pyridine-methanol solution [237], by refluxing with 47% hydriodic acid in acetic acid (yield 80%) [916], and by decomposition of monohydrazones with alkali [923]. Reduction of a-diketones to hydrocarbons is achieved by decomposition of bis-hydrazones by alkali [923]. 

A convenient route to pyridazine derivatives is found in the reaction of monohydrazones of 1,2-diketones with DMAD. The reaction of benzil monohydrazone with DMAD, for example, gives a mixture of products consisting of dimethyl 5,6-diphenylpyridazine-3,4-dicarboxylate (135), benzil dimethyl oxaloacetate ketazine (136) and benzil bisketazine (137). A similar reaction of acenaphthenequinone... 

The earliest methods for preparing cyclic a-diazo ketones involved the oxidation of the monohydrazones prepared from a-diketones, generally using mercuric oxide.7,8 Recent modifications of this procedure include the use of calcium hypochlorite in aqueous sodium hydroxide or activated manganese dioxide as oxidants.1 The latter reagent, especially, hoc ms preferable to mercuric oxide. The base-catalyzed decomposition of tile monotosylhydrazoneH of a-diketones has been... 

The monohydrazones of a-diketones react with acetone and nickel(II) acetate to give azine complexes (82), which can be converted to macrocyclic complexes by reaction with 1,2-diamino-ethane, but not 1,3-diaminopropane (Scheme 34).179-181... 

Practically all linear 1,3-diketones13 7-142 give the corresponding pyrazoles with hydrazine104 143 and its derivatives.144-149 The reaction of aliphatic diketones should be moderated by dilution, cooling, or the addition of acid.137 Since pyrazole rings are stable, severe conditions may be used in their preparation where necessary. For details of the hydrazine/acetylacetone reaction see Wiley and Hexner.150 Evidently the reaction proceeds via the formation of the monohydrazone (11)151 which, when aryl-substituted, is less reactive and may be isolated.83,152-159 (However, see reference 159a.) It is not known if the monohydrazones are cyclic (12) or not, but they are... 

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