A novel and efficient tributyltin azide-mediated synthesis of 1H-tetrazolylstilbenes from cyanostilbenes

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/j.tetlet.2016.03.040

A novel and efficient route was established for the synthesis of a series of (Z)-5-(2-(heteroaryl-2-yl) and (Z)-5-(3-(heteroaryl-3-yl)-1-(phenyl)vinyl)-1H-tetrazoles (3a-g and 6a-f, respectively) from cyanostilbene analogs containing benzo[b]thiophene, be