MUHAMMAD ASHRAF. Can. J. Chern. 54,448 (1976). Thermolysis of the sodium salt of tricarbonyl(acetophenone)chromium p-tosylhydrazone was carried out at 116-118 "C in pyridine, both in the presence and absence of 1,l-diphenylethylene and cyclohexene. The products, separated by column chromatography, were shown by analyses to be acetophenone azine, symmetrical and unsymmetrical tricarbonyl(acetophenone azine)chromium complexes, and a diastereomeric mixture of liexacarbonyl(2,3-dip1ienylbutane)-dichromium and 1-tricarbonyl(plienyl)chromium-l-methyl-2,2-diphenylcyclopropane. The formation of these compounds has been rationalised by the combination of a diazo intermediate and tricarbonyl(methylphenylcarbene)chromiurn. Their stereochemistry has been discussed in the light of various spectroscopic results.MUHAMMAD ASHRAF. Can. J. Chem. 54,448 (1976). On a effectui la thermolyse du sel de sodium de la p-tosylhydrazone du tricarbonyle acitophCnone chrome; cette reaction a Ct C effectuie ii 116-118 "C dans la pyridine en presence et en l'absence de diphinyl-1,1 Cthylkne et de cyclohexkne. On a montrC que les produits, siparks par chromatographie sur colonne, sont l'azine de l'acCtophCnone, les complexes symetriques et non-symitriques du tricarbonyle(ac6tophCnone azine)chrome et un melange diastCrCoisomke d'hexacarbonyl(diphCny1-2,3 butane)dichrome et du tricarbonyl(p1iCnyl)chrome-1 methyl-1 diphCnyl-2,2 cyclopropane. On a rationnalisi la formation de ces composes par une combinaison des intermediaires diazo avec le tricarbonyl(mCthylphCnylcarbkne)chrorne. On a discutC de leur stCrCochirnie B la lumihe des divers rCsultats spectroscopiques.[Traduit par le journal] Introduction Pyrolysis (2) and photolysis (3) of hydrazone salts are well known methods for the generation of carbenes. But it appears that a carbene bearing a tricarbonylchron~ium moiety in the aromatic portion has not been studied so far. It was, therefore, decided to investigate the pyrolytic decomposition of the sodium salt of tricarbonyl(acetophenone)chronlium y-tosylhydrazone, 1, in order to generate tricarbonyl(methylpheny1carbene)-chromium, to study the effect of the tricarbonylchromium group on the spin state of this carbene and the stereochemistry of various products obtained. This was accomplished by the thermal deconlposition of 1 in pyridine at 116-118 "C both in the presence and absence of external unsaturated system, e.g., 1,l-diphenylethylene ( 2 ) and cyclohexene.