A facile one-pot synthesis of 3-imidazolyl 1,2,4-triazoles and 1,2,4-oxa-diazolones

Article abstract of DOI:10.1055/s-0030-1258820

5-(5-Aminoimidazol-4-yl)-1,2,4-triazol-3-ones were obtained under mild experimental conditions from 5-amino-4-(N-ethoxycarbonyl) cyanoformimidoyl imidazoles and hydrazine in a rapid one-pot reaction. When hydroxylamine hydrochloride was used, in the presence of base, the corresponding 1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-ones were isolated. An equally fast reaction occurred when 5-amino-4-(N-acetyl/benzoyl) cyanoformimidoyl imidazoles were combined with hydrazine to give 5-(5-aminoimidazol-4-yl)-1,2,4-triazoles.