Fragmentation of 3,6-diphenyl-4,5-dehydropyridazine to diphenylbutadiyne
Abstract
When 3,6-diphenyl-4,5-dehydropyridazine (1) is generated in the vapour phase, by pyrolysis of the pyridazotriazine (2) or by pyrolysis of its furan adduct (5), it reacts by extrusion of nitrogen to give diphenyl-butadiyne rather than by dimerisation.