Reactions of heterocyclic paramagnetic aldonitrone, 2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-imidazoline-1-oxyl 3-oxide, with alkynes

The reactions of heterocyclic paramagnetic aldonitrone,viz., 2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-imidazoline-1-oxyl 3-oxide, with mono- and disubstituted alkynes afford unstable isoxazoline derivatives. The reactions with monosubstituted alkynes yield predominantly 5-substituted regioisomers. The resulting isoxazoline derivatives are readily (and often spontaneously) converted into enaminoketones,viz, imidazolidine-1-oxyl derivatives. In the presence of tolan, the title paramagnetic aldonitrone gives a dimer in which one imidazoline ring undergoes profound transformation. The structure of the resulting dimer was established by X-ray diffraction analysis.