Abstract
Oxidation of 2-substituted 1H-pyrrol-3(2H)-ones in air gives 2-hydroxy derivatives, which can exist in solvent-dependent equilibrium with open-chain acyl enaminones. Oxidation of 2-unsubstitued analogues by irradiation in the presence of di-t-butyl peroxide gives rise to persistent radicals, identified as pyrrolone dimers [e.g.(21)] by e.s.r. spectroscopy. The formation of the various products is rationalised by a single mechanism (Scheme 3) in which a capto-dative radical(22) is a key intermediate.
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