An N-aminopyridone–pyridazine rearrangement; a new decarbonylation reaction
Abstract
Oxidation of 1-amino-3,4,5,6-tetraphenylpyrid-2(1H)-one (I) results in loss of carbon monoxide, rather than nitrogen, to give tetraphenylpyridazine (II); this new rearrangement is thought to involve ring expansion of the amino-nitrene, valence isomerization, and extrusion of carbon monoxide.