Arylimidodimagnesium Reagents. X. The Mild Reagent Derived from 2-Aminopyridine and Formation of Highly Reactive Azoxypyridines in the Reaction with Nitrobenzenes

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/bcsj.59.1644

The reaction of iminodimagnesium reagent derived from 2-amino-4-methylpyridine with nitrobenzenes was examined.The relative yields of the azoxypyridine formed via condensation and the azopyridines via deoxygenation and oxidative dimerization were explained in terms of weak electron-accepting ability of the azoxypyridine.