Reactivity of 2‐substituted imidazo[1,2‐b]pyridazines: Preparation of 3‐nitro,nitroso and chloro derivatives

The synthesis of 2‐substitutedimidazo1,2‐b]pyridazines and their reactivity towards electrophilic substitutions are reported. The nitration was shown to be very dependent on the nature of the 2 substituent. Nitrosation using sodium nitrite in acetic acid media as a general method failed in all cases whereas chlorination was observed in warm hydrochloric acid. In order to ascertain the structure of some chloro derivatives, chlorination using N‐chlorosuccinimide was also reported. Depending of the nature of the substituent, the reaction occurred at the C‐3 imidazolic position and/or at the substituent on position 2. The 3‐nitroso‐2‐phenyl derivative was finally obtained using an alternative synthetic pathway by direct condensation of 3‐amino‐6‐chloropyridazine to ω‐chloro‐ω‐nitrosoacetophenone. The structural determinations were ascertained using high field ^lH and ¹³C‐NMR.