Reactions with pyrrolidine-2,4-diones,II: New approaches to the synthesis of substituted 5,6-dihydropyrrolo[3,4-d][1,2,3]triazol-4(2H,4H)ones

Summary Approaches leading to 5,6-dihydro-5,6-diphenyl-2-substituted-pyrrolo3,4-d]1,2,3]-triazol-4(2H,4H)-ones (10) are described. The first approach consists of cyclodehydrating 3(or 4)-hydroxyimino-1,5-diphenyl-4(or 3)-(4-substituted phenylhydrazono)pyrrolidin-2-ones (4,7) with boiling acetic anhydride. The second approach involves cyclization of 3(or 4)-acetoxyimino-1,5-diphenyl-4(or 3)-(4-substituted phenylhydrazono)pyrrolidin-2-ones (8,9) with elimination of acetic acid upon treatment with sodium hydroxide.Part of the work has been presented at the 8^th International Congress of Heterocyclic Chemistry (August 1981), Graz, Austria