10.1055/s-1987-28108
The study presents a simple one-pot procedure for generating nitrilimines from N-acyl hydrazines using a halogenating-dehydrohalogenating system comprising triphenylphosphane, hexachloroethane, and triethylamine, via dichlorotriphenylphosphoranes. The in situ generated diphenylnitrilimine undergoes 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions with various dipolarophiles like ethyl acrylate and norbornene, yielding cycloadducts such as pyrazolines and pyrazoles. Additionally, 1,5-electrocyclizations of conjugated nitrilimines linked to heterocycles with suitable double bonds produce complex multicondensed heterocyclic systems. This method is advantageous due to the easy access to starting materials, straightforward reaction steps, and avoidance of contact with allergenic and skin-irritating hydrazonyl halides.