121876-99-1Relevant articles and documents
Thermolysis of polyazapentadienes. Part 10. Flash vacuum pyrolysis of azoalkenes and some azocarbonyl compounds
McNab, Hamish,Murray, M. Elizabeth-Ann
, p. 583 - 587 (2007/10/02)
Thermolysis of the azoalkenes (1) and (6) - (8) takes place by 4π-electron electrocyclisation, followed by elimination of HCN to give imines. Decomposition of the related compounds (9)-(12) is less well defined, though the indole (22) has been identified from the thermolysis of (10) at high temperature. Alternatively, the azo ketones (15) - (18) undergo homolysis of the central C-N bond at 750 °C, and low yields of biaryls, formed by intermolecular radical coupling are generally found. Decarbonylation of intermediate aroyl radicals is extremely rapid under these conditions.