F. Csende et al., SATURATED HETEROCYCLES .226. COPPER(II) CHLORIDE AS AN EFFICIENT REAGENT FOR THE DEHYDROGENATION OF PYRIDAZINONE DERIVATIVES, Synthesis, (10), 1995, pp. 1240-1242
A new procedure is described for the preparation of pyridazinones from
4,5-dihydropyridazinones under mild conditions with CuCl2 in MeCN via
halogenation and spontaneous HCl elimination. For the trans-hexahydro
phthalazin-8(1H)-one 1B, the HCl elimination is five times faster tha
n for the corresponding cis isomer 1B.