Mechanism of the pyrolysis of 1,2,3-triazoles. 1H-Azirines as intermediates
Abstract
The isomeric triazoles 4-methyl-5-phenyl-1-phthalimido-1,2,3-triazole (1) and 5-methyl-4-phenyl-1-phthalimido-1,2,3-triazole (2) have been pyrolysed in the vapour phase at 400–500°, and give the same products, which involve the antiaromatic 1H-azirine derivative, 2-methyl-3-phenyl-1-phthalimido-1H-azirine (3), as a common intermediate.