D. Moderhack et D. Decker, PYRROLE RING-OPENING IN 5-NITROSO-1H-PYRROLOTETRAZOLES AND 5-PHENYLAZO-1H-PYRROLOTETRAZOLES - AN UNEXPECTED VALENCE ISOMERISM, Heterocycles, 37(2), 1994, pp. 683-688
1,6-Disubstituted 5-nitroso-1H-pyrrolotetrazoles ring open below 20-de
grees-C to give the isomeric acrylonitrile oxides. The 5-phenylazo ana
logs as well as 5-nitroso derivatives having in addition an acceptor g
roup at C-7 are stable at 20-degrees-C, but heating with the dipolarop
hile DMAD leads to pyrazoles and isoxazoles.