New rearrangements in the pyrolysis of nitrocarbodi-imides
Abstract
On flash vacuum pyrolysis the nitrobiphenylcarbodi-imide (4) gave benzimidazo[1,2-f]phenanthridine (8), and the nitronaphthylcarbodi-imide (11) gave benz[cd]indazole N-oxide (12), in new rearrangements involving the nitro groups.