IND AZOLE

The quinonoid hydrazones (51.1) are readily cyclized to indazolediones at ambient temperature in dilute mineral acid. When the mixture is warmed, the Ts group is cleaved as it is also in the thermal cyclization of (51.1) at 180°C [2879]. This unexpected reaction provides a convenient synthesis of these ind-azoles and a mechanism involving displacement of the t-amino group by the tosyl-carrying nitrogen is proposed. The chemistry of heterocyclic quinones has been reviewed [2947, 3650). 

Abbreviations aapy, 2-acetamidopyridine Aik, alkyl AN, acetoniuile Ar, aryl Bu, butyl cod, 1,5-cyclooctadiene COE, cyclooctene COT, cyclooctatetraene Cp, cyclopentadienyl Cp , penta-methylcyclopentadienyl Cy, cyclohexyl DME, 1,2-dimethoxyethane DME, dimethylformamide DMSO, dimethyl sulfoxide dmpe, dimethylphosphinoethane dppe, diphenylphosphinoethane dppm, diphenylphosphinomethane dppp, diphenylphosphinopropane Et, ethyl Ec, feirocenyl ind, inda-zolyl Me, methyl Mes, mesitylene nb, norbomene orbicyclo[2.2.1]heptene nbd, 2,5-norbomadiene OTf, uiflate Ph, phenyl PPN, bis(triphenylphosphoranylidene)ammonium Pi , propyl py, pyridine pz, pyrazolate pz, substituted pyi azolate pz , 3,5-dimethylpyrazolate quin, quinolin-8-olate solv, solvent tfb, teti afluorobenzobaiTelene THE, tetrahydrofuran THT, tetrahydrothiophene tmeda, teti amethylethylenediamine Tol, tolyl Tp, HB(C3H3N2)3 Tp , HB(3,5-Me2C3HN2)3 Tp, substituted hydrotiis(pyrazol-l-yl)borate Ts, tosyl tz, 1,2,4-triazolate Vin, vinyl. 

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