
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Crow, WD 
A1  - Solly, RK 
T1  - Reactions of excited molecules. I. A thermal four-centre migration in phenylhydrazones
JF  - Australian Journal of Chemistry
JO  - Aust. J. Chem.
Y1  - 1966
VL  - 19
IS  - 11
SP  - 2119
EP  - 2126
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9662119 
N2  - Phenylhydrazones of carbonyl compounds C6H5-CO-R (R = H, Me, Et, Ph) have been subjected to vapour-phase pyrolysis at temperatures ranging from 650 to 1100°K. Analysis of the products indicates that a four-centre reaction is involved in which the group R migrates to the &#945;- nitrogen of the phenylhydrazone moiety, with a concomitant production of benzonitrile. The mechanisms of this and competing reactions are discussed. 
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