F. Dumitrascu et D. Raileanu, REVERSE MUMM REARRANGEMENTS .1. THERMOLYSIS OF 3-ACETOXY-1-FORMYLINDAZOLE, Revue Roumaine de Chimie, 37(11-12), 1992, pp. 1247-1258
2-Acetyl-3-indazolone (15), 1,2-diacetyl-3-indazolone (16) and 3-aceto
xy-1-acetylindazole (3) are intermediates of the title thermolysis whi
ch leads to 1-acetyl-3-indazolone (4). The rearrangement of 16 to 3 is
a reverse Mumm rearrangement which has not yet been observed. The sam
e pattern applies to the acetylation of the 3-indazolone (2). Acylotro
pic equilibria have been observed between 2-acetyl-1-methyl-3-indazolo
ne (24) and 3-acetoxy-1-methylindazole (26).