Reactions of Trimethylsilyl Azide with Heterocumulenes

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo01313a021

Trimethylsilyl azide (TMSA) reacted with aryl isocyanates to give arylcarbamoyl azides, 1-aryl-5(4H)-tetrazolinones, and / or 1-aryl-4-(arylcarbamoyl)-5(4H)-tetrazolinones, whose yields were dependent on the reaction conditions.The reaction between TMSA and benzoyl or thiobenzoyl isocyanates provides a facile method for the preparation of 5-aryl-3-hydroxy-1,2,4-oxadiazoles or -1,2,4-thiadiazoles, respectively.However, with phenyl or benzoyl isothiocyanate, 1-anilino-1,2,3,4-thiatriazole or benzoylcyanamide was obtained in low yield, respectively.TMSA reacted with carbodiimides to afford the corresponding 5-aminotetrazoles.Tetraphenylsuccinimide, N-(diphenylacetyl)tetraphenylsuccinimide, 1,3-bis(diphenylmethyl)urea, and / or benziloylamide were obtained from the reaction of TMSA with diphenyl ketene.The pathways for the formation of the above products are also described.