Über die acetolysenprodukte der cyanhydrine von 4-pyridazoin und 4-pyridoin: Struktur und ungewöhnliche reaktivität 9. Mitteilung über pyridazine

4-Pyridazoinecyanohydrin was found to be converted into the 1,4-dihydropyridazine derivative 2a on treatment with acetic anhydride. Structures of 2a and the corresponding 4-pyridine derivative 2b were assigned on the basis of spectroscopic data. Chromatography of 2a on silica gel using methanol as eluent yielded methyl 4-pyridazinecarboxylate. The pyridine derivative 2b under similar conditions was converted into a mixture of methyl isonicotinate and 4-pyridinylmethyl acetate. Mechanisms of these unexpected reactions are discussed.