An unexpected product in attempted [4 +
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Felderhoff, Michael ;Sustmann, Reiner ;Steller, Ingo ;Boese, Roland
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Article
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1995
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract 2,2‐Diethyl‐4,5‐dimethyl‐2__H__‐imidazole 1, formally a 1,4‐di‐azadiene, does not produce [4 + 2] cycloadducts with various electronically‐different dienophiles. In the presence of tri‐fluoroacetic acid, it tautomerizes to 2,2‐diethyl‐4‐methyl‐5‐methylene‐3‐imidazoline 2 and forms a dim