Improved preparation of 5-chloro-1-phenyl-1H-tetrazole and other 5- chlorotetrazoles

Article abstract of DOI:10.1080/00397919708004134

Reaction of aryldichloroisocyanides 1a-e with sodium azide and a phase transfer agent has provided 5-chloro-1-aryl-1H-tetrazoles 2a-e in good yield. In particular, the widely-used intermediate, 5-chloro-1-phenyl-1H-tetrazole 2a, can be produced conveniently and safely in yields approaching 100%.

Full text of DOI:10.1080/00397919708004134

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Improved Preparation of 5-
Chloro-1-phenyl-1H-tetrazole
and Other 5-Chlorotetrazoles.
José A. C. Alves a & Robert A. W. Johnstone a
a Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool,
Liverpool, L69 3BX, U.K.
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To cite this article: José A. C. Alves & Robert A. W. Johnstone (1997): Improved
Preparation of 5-Chloro-1-phenyl-1H-tetrazole and Other 5-Chlorotetrazoles.,
Synthetic Communications: An International Journal for Rapid Communication of
Synthetic Organic Chemistry, 27:15, 2645-2650
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