| Abstract: | The reactions of the mono-N-substituted bispyrazolylpyridine 2-(1-methyl-4,5,6,7-tetxahydroindazol-3-yl)-6-(2H-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindazol-3-yl)pyridine, 3,5-dimethylpyrazole and benzimidazole with sodium hydride and diiodomethane or dibromomethane in tetrahydrofuran produced the unexpected N-tetrahydrofuran-2-yl adducts as well as the expected diazolylmethanes. These side-reactions are thought to involve the 2-halo tetrahydrofuran derivative resulting from a free-radical halogenation by the dihalomethane. |
