A novel reactivity pattern of nitro-benzofuroxans and -benzofurazans: the heterodienic behaviour of the five-membered ring

Régis Goumont (1) , Muriel Sebban (2) , François Terrier (1)

1 SIRCOB - Synthèse, interactions et réactivité en chimie organique et bioorganique
2 COBRA - Chimie Organique et Bioorganique : Réactivité et Analyse

Evidence is presented that the N3C9C8N fragment of the annelated ring of some nitro-activated benzofuroxans and benzofurazans acts as a heterodiene contributor upon treatment with cyclohexadiene, thus highlighting a new facet of the reactivity of this class of heterocycles.

Domains: Chemical Sciences; Analytical chemistry; Chemical Sciences; Chemical Sciences; Organic chemistry

Régis Goumont, Muriel Sebban, François Terrier. A novel reactivity pattern of nitro-benzofuroxans and -benzofurazans: the heterodienic behaviour of the five-membered ring. Chemical Communications, 2002, 18, pp.2110-2111. ⟨10.1039/b205164h⟩. ⟨hal-02546263⟩