On triazoles. VIII The reaction of 5-amino-1,2,4-triazoles with ethyl 2-cyano-3-ethoxyacrylate and 2-cyano-3-ethoxyacrylonitrile

The reaction of different 5-amino-3-Q-1H-1,2,4-triazoles 1 with ethyl 2-cyano-3-ethoxyacrylate ( 5a ) and 2-cyano-3-ethoxyacrylonitrile ( 5b ) to yield either the a type 5-amino-, or the b type 7-amino-1,2,4-triazolo1,5-a]-pyrimidine derivatives 6–10 was studied. The structure of compounds 6 and 9 was proved by their degradation to the corresponding derivatives 17a and 18a , respectively, through intermediates 11a, 12a, 13a, 14a, 15a and 16a , respectively. The structure of derivatives 7, 8 and 10 was proved on the basis of the analogy of their uv spectra with those of 6a and 9a , respectively. The isolation of the intermediates 19 and 20 helped to prove the mechanism of the reactions leading to the formation of 6a and 9a , respectively. In the reaction of the N-substituted 5-amino-1,2,4-triazoles with 5a the expected condensed ring products were not formed. Instead the aminoacrylates 22 and 24 were obtained. The “Z”-“E” isomeric structure of derivatives 19, 20, 22 and 24 was proved with the help of their pmr spectra. The “Z” isomeric structure of the thermodynamically stabile 22 was corroborated with the help of its proton coupled cmr spectra, too.