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Thermally induced [4+2] cycloaddition reactions of 5-ethanesulfonyl-2-methy
lpyridazin-3(2H)-one (2) with pyrano[3,4-b]indol-3(9H)-ones (1, 4) affords
isomeric pyridazino[4,5-b]carbazolones (3a,b, 5a,b), the product ratio depe
nding on the substitution pattern of the diene. Two carbazolocarbazoles (6,
7) were obtained as side products.