Pyrolysis and Photolysis Processes of Pyran and Thiopyran Derivatives

Article abstract of DOI:10.1007/BF00807636

Pyrolysis and photolysis of 2-amino-3,5-dicyano-6-phenyl-4H-pyran (1) afford HNCO, acrylonitrile, cinnamonitrile, and 2-hydroxy-3,5-dicyano-6-phenylpyridine. Pyrolysis of 2-carboxyimino-3,5-dicyano-6-phenyl-4H-pyran (2) gives HCN, acrylonitrile, cinnamonitrile and 2-hydroxy-3,5-dicyano-6-phenylpyridine. Furthermore, both pyrolysis and photolysis of 2,6-diamino-3,5-dicyanothiopyran (3a) gives rise to HNCS, acrylonitrile and 6-amino-3,5-dicyano-6-mercaptopyridin. Moreover, comparative studies of pyrolysis and photolysis of 2,6-dicyano-4-arylthiopyran derivatives 3b-d revealed similar results. The similarity of products obtained from pyrolysis and photolysis and the mechanistic implications of these data are discussed.