Locoselective [4 + 2] Cycloadditions of Vinylindoles with Inverse Electron Demand: A new access of indolyl-substituted and annellated pyridazines

2-Vinylindole (1a) and its donor- and acceptor-substituted (E)-derivatives 1b–e react highly locoselectively with dimethyl 1,2,4,5-tetrazine-3,6-dicarboxylate (3) to form the novel (indol-2-yl)-1,4-dihydropyridazines 4a and 7 as well as the heterocyclic annellated pyridazines 4b, 5, and 6. The reactions of the structurally related 3-vinylindoles 2a–e with 3 also gave rise to new indol-3-ylpyridazines 8, 9, and 10. The locoselectivities of these Diels-Alder reactions were controlled mainly by steric effects.