A N e w S y n t h e s i s o f P y r r o l o [ 1 , 2 -b ] p y r i d a z i n e s Abstract: Pyrrolo[1,2-b]pyridazine derivatives were synthesized for the first time by 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction between mesoionic 1,3-oxazolo[3,2-b]pyridazinium-2-oxides and acetylenic dipolarophiles. The isolation and characterization of the stable mesoionic oxazolo [3,2-b]pyridazines are also presented.Pyrrolopyridazine derivatives have various biological applications, 1-6 and their fluorescent properties have been investigated for potential uses in sensors, lasers, and semiconductor devices. [7][8][9][10][11] The synthesis and properties of pyrrolo[1,2-b]pyridazine derivatives were reviewed in 1977 by Kuhla and Lombardino. 12 Subsequently, new methods for the synthesis of these compounds were described, which can be classified into two main approaches. The first comprises condensation reactions, such as the condensation of oxazolo[3,2-b]pyridazinium perchlorates with malonitrile, ethyl cyano acetate and ethyl malonate in the presence of sodium ethoxide, 13 the condensation of 1,4,7-triketones with hydrazine followed by dehydrogenation, 14 the condensation of cyanacetic acid hydrazide with 3-bromo-1,1,3-tricyano-2-phenylpropene, 15 and the reaction between 3-chloropyridazines with propargylic alcohol in the presence of a Pd(PPh 3 ) 2 Cl 2 -CuI with diethylamine as the reaction medium. 16 The second path is based on cycloaddition reactions, such as the cycloaddition of dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate to the Reissert compound of pyridazine, 17 the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of pyridazinium dichloromethylide generated by the carbene method, 18 and the cycloaddition of alkylidene cyclopropane derivatives to pyridazine in the presence of Pd(PPh 3 ) 4 . 19 Unsubstituted pyrrolo[1,2-b]pyridazine 1 was obtained by Flitsch and Kramer (Figure 1). 20One of the most versatile synthetic routes for obtaining pyrroles, fused pyrroles, and derived ring systems is via 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions between acetylenic dipolarophiles and mesoionic oxazolones, so called münch-nones. 21a-g Due to their usually low stability, they are mostly generated in situ in the presence of the dipolarophile. The traditional Huisgen synthesis of münch-nones, 22a,b involving cyclodehydration of N-acylamino acids, usually with acetic anhydride or other acid anhydrides, is still the method of choice due to its simplicity, although other synthetic methods have since been discovered. 21a,b A survey of the literature indicated that mesoionic oxazolo[3,2-b]pyridazin-2-ones and their reactions leading to pyrrolo[1,2-b]pyridazines have not been reported to date.Herein we report a new method for the synthesis of highly fluorescent pyrrolo[1,2-b]pyridazines, namely 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition between mesoionic oxazolo[3,2-b]pyridazine-2-ones and dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate (DMAD) as dipolarophile.The starting materials for the synthesis of pyrrolo[1,2-b]pyridazine derivatives were 3(2H)-pyridazinone acetic acids 2a-d and propanoic acids 6a-d, respectively (str...