Lewis Acid Catalyzed Annulation of Cyclopropane Carbaldehydes and Aryl Hydrazines: Construction of Tetrahydropyridazines and Application Toward a One-Pot Synthesis of Hexahydropyrrolo[1,2- b]pyridazines.

In this report, a facile synthesis of tetrahydropyridazines via a Lewis acid catalyzed annulation reaction of cyclopropane carbaldehydes and aryl hydrazines has been demonstrated. Moreover, the generated tetrahydropyridazine further participated in a cycloaddition reaction with donor-acceptor cyclopropanes to furnish hexahydropyrrolo[1,2- b]pyridazines. We also performed these two steps in one pot in a consecutive manner. In addition, a monodecarboxylation reaction of hexahydropyrrolo[1,2- b]pyridazine was achieved with a good yield.