Indolizines,triazolo[4,3‐a]pyridines,benzimidazo[1,2‐d]oxadiazoles,and pyrazolo[1,5‐c]triazoles via nitrogen and sulfur ylides

The pyridinium salts 2a,b reacted with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate (DMAD) to give the indolizine derivatives 6a,b . Pyridinium salts 2a,b also reacted with pyrazole‐5‐diazonium salt to afford the hydrazonoyl bromides 8a,b , which on treatment with aqueous ethanolic sodium carbonate furnished the 8aH‐1,2,4‐triazolo4,3‐a]pyridine 10 . When sulfonium bromide 11 was treated with nitrous acid and with pyrazole‐5‐diazonium salt, it afforded the new hydroximoyl and hydrazonoyl halides 12 and 17 , respectively. Compound 12 reacted with 2‐methylthiobenzimidazole to furnish benzimidazo1,2‐d]‐1,2,4‐oxadiazole derivative 14 . Treatment of either 12 with 3‐phenyl‐5‐aminopyrazole or 17 with triethylamine resulted in the formation of the same product: pyrazolo1,5‐c]‐1,2,4‐triazole derivative 16 . © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 15:432–436, 2004; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/hc.20037