Choline chloride–ZnCl2: Recyclable and efficient deep eutectic solvent for the [2+3] cycloaddition reaction of organic nitriles with sodium azide

Herein we report first time choline chloride–zinc chloride based deep eutectic solvent is a green and efficient reaction medium for the [2+3] cycloaddition reaction of organic nitriles with sodium azide to afford the corresponding 5-substituted 1H-tetrazoles. The present method provides an environment-friendly route, short reaction times with excellent yields, safe process, and simple workup which make this method an attractive and useful contribution to the existing conventional processes for the synthesis of 5-substituted 1H-tetrazoles.     

TBAF-catalyzed synthesis of 5-substituted 1H-tetrazoles under solventless conditions

Tetrabutylammonium fluoride (TBAF) is an efficient catalyst in the [3 + 2] cycloaddition reaction of organic nitriles 1 with trimethylsilyl azide (TMSN(3)) in solventless conditions. The corresponding 5-substituted 1H-tetrazoles 2 were obtained under mild conditions and in 80-97% yields.     

Zeolite and sulfated zirconia as catalysts for the synthesis of 5-substituted 1H-tetrazoles via [2+3] cycloaddition of nitriles and sodium azide

The [2+3] cycloaddition between various nitriles and sodium azide proceeds smoothly in the presence of zeolite and sulfated zirconia as effective catalysts, in water and DMF/MeOH, to give the corresponding 5-substituted 1H-tetrazoles in good to high yields. The reaction most probably proceeds through the in situ formation of catalyst azide species, followed by a successive [2+3] cycloaddition with the nitriles. This method has the advantages of high yields, simple methodology and easy work-up. The catalyst can be recovered by simple filtration and reused with good yields.     

Syntheses of 5-substituted 1H-tetrazoles catalyzed by reusable CoY zeolite

A simple and efficient route for the synthesis of 5-substituted 1H-tetrazoles catalyzed by CoY zeolite is reported. The salient features of this atom-economical, cost-effective, and high-yield cobalt-catalyzed protocol are aerobic conditions, lower reaction time, and milder reaction conditions without additives. Other advantages include experimental ease of manipulation, safer alternative to hazardous, corrosive, and polluting conventional Lewis acid catalysts, recovery, and reusability with consistent catalytic activity. The results are rationalized by proposing a suitable mechanism.     

Experimental and GIAO 15N NMR study of substituent effects in 1H-tetrazoles

A series of 1-aryl/alkyl-1H-1,2,3,4-tetrazoles, 5-substituted 1H-tetrazoles, and 1,5- and 2,5-disubstituted 1H-tetrazoles were studied by a combination of experimental NMR (natural abundance (15)N, (15)N/(1)H HMBC, and (13)C) and computational GIAO-NMR techniques to explore substituent effects on (15)N (and (13)C) NMR chemical shifts in the tetrazole (TA) moiety. Computed (15)N chemical shifts via GIAO-B3LYP/6-311+G(2d,p) calculations gave satisfactory results in comparison with experimental data. Whereas N-alkylation leads to large (15)N chemical shift changes, changes in the N(1)-aryl derivatives bearing diverse substituent(s) are generally small except for polar ortho-substituents (COOH, NO(2)). Large Δδ(15)N values were computed in N(1)-aryl derivatives for p-COH(2)(+) and p-OMeH(+) as extreme examples of electron-withdrawing substituents on a TA moiety.     

Hydrothermal preparation of novel Cd(II) coordination polymers employing 5-(4-pyridyl)tetrazolate as a bridging ligand

The reaction of 4-cyanopyridine with NaN(3) in the presence of H(2)O and a Lewis acid (CdCl(2)) affords a novel 3D pillared-layered fluorescent and phosphorescent coordination polymer Cd(3)(OH)(2)Cl(2)(4-PTZ)(2) (4-PTZ = 5-(4-pyridyl)tetrazolate) (1) while the direct reaction of CdCl(2) with H-PTZ gives the simpler species Cd(4-PTZ)(2)(H(2)O)(2). The solid-state structure and nature of 1 provide an indication of the type of materials that may be formed as intermediates in the Sharpless-Demko reaction for the generation of 5-substituted 1H-tetrazoles.     

Dehydrative fragmentation of 5-hydroxyalkyl-1H-tetrazoles: a mild route to alkylidenecarbenes

The development of a mild, base-free method for the generation of alkylidenecarbenes is reported. Treatment of 5-hydroxyalkyl-1H-tetrazoles with carbodiimides generates products arising from the 1,2-rearrangement or [1,5]-C-H bond insertion of a putative alkylidenecarbene. Formation of this divalent intermediate is proposed to occur by way of a tetraazafulvene, which undergoes extrusion of 2 mol of dinitrogen. Details of this methodology, its application to the synthesis of combretastatin A-4, and an improved route to 5-hydroxyalkyl-1H-tetrazoles are described.     

Synthesis and properties of phenylenebis-1H-tetrazoles

Heterocyclization of m- and p-phenylenediamines with orthoformic ester and sodium azide has given phenylenebis-1H-tetrazoles. Under these conditions, o-phenylenediamine gives benzimidazole. o-, m-, and p-Phenylenebis-1H-tetrazoles were also obtained from the nitroanilines via the intermediate nitro- and aminophenyltetrazoles. The reactions of the bistetrazoles examined were basic hydrolysis, aminomethylation, and complex formation with copper salts.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, pp. 1528–1532, November, 1990.     

ZSM-5 catalyzed one pot three-component synthesis of 5-substituted-1H-tetrazoles from aldehyde

Abstract

In this paper, we report one-pot three-component synthesis of 5-substituted-1H-tetrazoles from aldehyde using zeolite-based heterogeneous catalyst (ZSM-5). Wide functional group tolerance with high chemical yield has been achieved. Moreover, heterogeneous catalyst (ZSM-5) was recovered and reused several times without significant loss of its catalytic activity     

Three-component solvent-free synthesis of 5-substituted-1H-tetrazoles catalyzed by unmodified nanomagnetite with microwave irradiation or conventional heating

Research on Chemical Intermediates - A convenient, rapid, and highly efficient procedure for synthesis of 5-substituted-1H-tetrazoles was developed via multicomponent domino Knoevenagel...     

A robust and recyclable ionic liquid-supported copper(II) catalyst for the synthesis of 5-substituted-1H-tetrazoles using microwave irradiation

Research on Chemical Intermediates - A novel and robust ionic liquid-supported copper(II) catalyst has been developed and explored for the efficient synthesis of 5-substituted-1H-tetrazoles using...     

Β-Keto sulfone derivatives

The α-methylene group of the side chain of 4-methyl(phenyl)-2-arylsulfonylmethylthiazoles and 5-arylsulfonylmethyl-1H-tetrazoles is inactive in electrophilic substitution with arenediazonium salts, but the former react with aryl isocyanates to give arylamides of 2-[4-methyl(phenyl)thiazolyl]arylsulfonylacetic acids. The stability of the reaction products was confirmed by independent synthesis of the expected products.     

In situ hydrothermal synthesis of tetrazole coordination polymers with interesting physical properties

Tetrazole compounds have been studied for more than one hundred years and applied in various areas. Several years ago Sharpless and his co-workers reported an environmentally friendly process for the preparation of 5-substituted 1H-tetrazoles in water with zinc salt as catalysts. To reveal the exact role of the zinc salt in this reaction, a series of hydrothermal reactions aimed at trapping and characterizing the solid intermediates were investigated. This study allowed us to obtain a myriad interesting metal-organic coordination polymers that not only partially showed the role of the metal species in the synthesis of tetrazole compounds but also provided a class of complexes displaying interesting chemical and physical properties such as second harmonic generation (SHG), fluorescence, ferroelectric and dielectric behaviors. In this tutorial review, we will mainly focus on tetrazole coordination compounds synthesized by in situ hydrothermal methods. First, we will discuss the synthesis and crystal structures of these compounds. Their various properties will be mentioned and we will show the applications of tetrazole coordination compounds in organic synthesis. Finally, we will outline some expectations in this area of chemistry. The direct coordination chemistry of tetrazoles to metal ions and in situ synthesis of tetrazole through cycloaddition between organotin azide and organic cyano group will be not discussed in this review.     

Synthesis of 6-substituted 3-cyano-5-nitropyridine-2(1H)-thiones

The reactions of 1-substituted 2-nitro-3-phenylaminoprop-2-en-1-ones with cyanothioacetamide afforded the corresponding 6-substituted 3-cyano-5-nitropyridine-2(1H)-thiones, which were used for the synthesis of 6-substituted 3-cyano-2-methylthio-5-nitropyridines and 7-substituted 4-hydroxy-8-nitropyrido[2",3":4,5]thieno[2,3-b]pyridin-2(1H)-ones.     

A Theoretical Study on the Tautomerism of C-Carboxylic and Methoxycarbonyl Substituted Azoles

DFT calculations (B3LYP/6-31+G^**) have been carried out on 106 tautomers and conformers of NH-azoles bearing CO₂H and CO₂CH₃ groups. The following azoles systems have been studied: 2-substituted pyrroles, 2-substituted indoles, 2-substituted imidazoles, 2-substituted benzimidazoles, 4(5)-substituted imidazoles, 3(5)-substituted pyrazoles, 3-substituted indazoles (1H and 2H), 3,4(5)-substituted-1,2,3(5)-triazoles, 2,3(5)-substituted-1,2(3),4-triazoles, 4(5)-1,2,3,4(5)-tetrazoles. In the case of pyrazole, 3,5-disubstituted derivatives have also been computed, including four dimers.Dedicated to our friend Professor Vladimir I. Minkin on his 70th anniversary.     

Investigation of the reaction between sodium hydroxide and syn-and anti-isomers of 5-substituted 2-(4-chlorobutyryl)-aminobenzophenones oximes

By the reaction of syn-isomers of 5-substituted 2-(4-chlorobutyryl)aminobenzophenones oximes with NaOH syn-isomers of 5-substituted 2-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)benzophenones oximes were obtained. Similarly the anti-isomers of 5-substituted 2-(4-chlorobutyryl)aminobenzophenones oximes treated with NaOH underwent cyclization into anti-isomers of 5-substituted 2-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)benzophenones oximes. Crystal and molecular structures were investigated of the syn-isomer of 5-methyl-2-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)benzophenone oxime, the anti-isomer of 5-bromo-2-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)benzophenone oxime, and the syn-isomer of 5-methyl-2-(4-chlorobutyryl)aminobenzo-phenone oxime. The fragmentation features under the electron impact of syn-and anti-isomers of 5-substituted 2-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)benzophenones oximes are discussed.     

Reaction of 2-dimethylaminomethylene-1,3-diones with dinucleophiles. VI. Synthesis of ethyl or methyl 1,5-disubstituted 1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylates

Reaction of ethyl or methyl 3-oxoalkanoates with N,N-dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal gave, generally in excellent yields, a series of ethyl or methyl 2-dimethylaminomethylene-3-oxoalkanoates II which reacted with phenylhydrazine to afford the esters of 5-substituted 1-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylic acids III in high yields. Esters III were hydrolyzed to the relative 5-substituted 1-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylic acids which were converted by heating to 5-substituted 1-phenyl-1H-pyrazoles in excellent yields. Reaction of II with methylhydrazine afforded in general a mixture of 3- and 5-substituted ethyl 1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylates with the exception of IIg , which gave in high yield methyl 5-benzyl-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylate, which was hydrolyzed to the relative pyrazolecarboxylic acid. This afforded by heating 5-benzyl-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole in quantitative yield.     

Synthesis of some substituted imidazo [5, 1-b] benzothiazoles

Cyclization of formylated and acetylated -substituted 2-aminomethylbenzothiazoles with phosphorus oxychloride gives 3-substituted imidazo [5, 1-b] benzothiazoles, and 3-substituted 1-methylimidazo [5, 1-b] benzothiazoles. Treatment of 2-benzothiazolyl-4-pyridylaminomethane with formic acid gives 3-(4-pyridyl) imidazo [5, 1-b] benzothiazole. 1-Mercapto-3-phenylimidazo [5, 1-b] benzothiazole is converted into 3-phenylimidazo [5, 1-b] benzothiazole by elimination of the mercapto group.     

Synthesis of 2-Aryl-1H-s-Triazolo[1, 5-a] Benzimidazoles

2-Aroylaminobenzimidazoles (2) have been converted into 1(2-benzimidazolyl)-5-aryl-1H-tetrazoles (4) by treatment with PCl₅ followed by azidation with NaN₃ in aqueous acetone solution. Pyrolysis of 4 in diphenylether yielded 2-aryl-1H-s-triazolo [1,5-a] benzimidazoles (6). The product of benzylation of 6a has been characterised. A reasonable pathway for the formation of 6 from 4 has been suggested.     

Preparation of 5-substituted 1H-tetrazoles from nitriles in water.

The addition of sodium azide to nitriles to give 1H-tetrazoles is shown to proceed readily in water with zinc salts as catalysts. The scope of the reaction is quite broad; a variety of aromatic nitriles, activated and unactivated alkyl nitriles, substituted vinyl nitriles, thiocyanates, and cyanamides have all been shown to be viable substrates for this reaction.