Preparation and Diels-Alder reaction of a reactive, electron-deficient heterocyclic azadiene: dimethyl 1,2,4,5-tetrazine-3,6-dicarboxylate. 1,2-Diazine (dimethyl 4-phenyl-1,2-diazine-3,6-dicarboxylate) and pyrrole (dimethyl 3-phenylpyrrole-2,5-dicarboxylate) introduction
CAS index name: 1,2,4,5-Tetrazine-3,6-dicarboxylic acid, dimethyl ester; 3,6-Pyridazinedicarboxylic acid, 4-phenyl-, dimethyl ester; 1H-Pyrrole-2,5-dicarboxylic acid, 3-phenyl-, dimethyl ester
Organic Syntheses

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