F. Risitano et al., AROMATIC ALDEHYDE METHYLHYDRAZONES AND NITRILE OXIDE - CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE OF 3,6-DIPHENYL-4-METHYL-6H-1,2,4,5-OXATRIAZINE, Tetrahedron, 49(45), 1993, pp. 10427-10434
The reaction of methylhydrazones 1 with nitrile oxide has been examine
d. The initial product is the Z-adduct 2, which, depending on the reac
tion procedure and the substituents, can undergo either isomerization
to the thermodynamically stable E-adduct 3 or tautomerization to the o
xatriazine 4 or irreversible cyclization to the triazole 5. A general
mechanism consistent with these results is proposed. Structure 4 was c
onfirmed by X-ray studies.