J. Sauer et al., [4+2] cycloadditions of 1,2,4,5-tetrazines and cyclopropenes - Synthesis of 3,4-diazanorcaradienes and tetracyclic aliphatic azo compounds, EUR J ORG C, (14), 2001, pp. 2629-2638
1,2,4,5-Tetrazines 1 readily react with cyclopropenes 2 to form 3,4-diazano
rcaradienes 3, 4, 7 and 8 in a cycloaddition - cycloelimination sequence. C
ompounds 3 and 4 still act as 1,3-dienes with cyclopropenes 2, producing al
iphatic azo compounds 5 and 6, versatile starting compounds in thermolysis
and photolysis reactions.