Stable hemiaminals with a cyano group and a triazole ring

Article abstract of DOI:10.3390/molecules190811160

Under neutral conditions the reactions between 4-amino-1,2,4-triazole and cyano-substituted benzaldehyde derivatives yield stable hemiaminals. Addition of small amounts of acid catalyst promotes further step of dehydration resulting in formation of Schiff bases. Four new hemiaminals and the corresponding imines have been obtained. The molecular stability of the hemiaminal intermediates results from both the 1,2,4-triazole moiety and electron withdrawing substituents on the phenyl ring, so no further stabilisation by intramolecular interaction is required. Hemiaminal molecules possess stereogenic centres on carbon and nitrogen atoms. The chirality of these centres is strongly correlated with the conformation of the molecules due to heteroatom hyperconjugation effects.

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Stable Hemiaminals with a Cyano Group and a Triazole Ring
Anna Kwiecień *, Maciej Barys and Zbigniew Ciunik
Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wrocław, F. Joliot-Curie 14, Wrocław 50-383, Poland;
E-Mails: barysiak@o2.pl (M.B.); ciunik@wchuwr.pl (Z.C.)
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: aniuta04@gmail.com;
Tel.: +48-71-375-7227.
Received: 17 June 2014; in revised form: 4 July 2014 / Accepted: 11 July 2014 /
Published: 30 July 2014
Abstract: Under neutral conditions the reactions between 4-amino-1,2,4-triazole and
cyano-substituted benzaldehyde derivatives yield stable hemiaminals. Addition of small
amounts of acid catalyst promotes further step of dehydration resulting in formation of
Schiff bases. Four new hemiaminals and the corresponding imines have been obtained. The
molecular stability of the hemiaminal intermediates results from both the 1,2,4-triazole
moiety and electron withdrawing substituents on the phenyl ring, so no further stabilisation
by intramolecular interaction is required. Hemiaminal molecules possess stereogenic
centres on carbon and nitrogen atoms. The chirality of these centres is strongly correlated
with the conformation of the molecules due to heteroatom hyperconjugation effects.
Keywords: stable hemiaminal; stable intermediate; heteroatom hyperconjugation; crystal
structure; 4-amino-1,2,4-triazole; formylbenzonitrile
1
. Introduction
Hemiaminals (previously incorrectly named carbinolamines [1]) are usually unstable intermediates
in the reaction between carbonyl compounds (aldehydes or ketones) and amines [2]. These compounds
contain a tetrahedral carbon atom connected with a hydroxyl group and nitrogen atom. Due to
instability of these species they were typically obtained and characterised by very sophisticated
methods, i.e. polarography [3], in FTIR liquid cell [4] or by spectroscopy at low temperature [5].
Rebek et al. [6,7] were able to detect presence of hemiaminal inside a synthetic receptor, or a deep
cavitand with an introverted aldehyde group. Isolation from the external environment and hydrogen

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bonding with the cavitand rim enabled NMR measurements of the half-lives of those intermediates.
The obtained values spread between 30 min and over 100 h at ambient temperature. What is more, no
hemiaminal was observed when the analogous reaction was conducted between amine and receptor
with an extroverted aldehyde functionality. Further density functional calculations [8] confirmed that
formation of hydrogen bonds within the cavitand plays an important role in stabilisation of a host-guest
complex and the hemiaminal intermediate. The theoretical study also matches well with the
experimental possibility to trap a hemiaminal inside the cavity, but not outside it in the solution.
Hemiaminal moieties were also detected in the process of post-synthetic modifications of porous
metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) [9,10]. Kawamichi et al. [9] trapped these intermediates inside the
pores of a coordination network. Mounted on a diffractometer, the crystal of MOF with amino groups
facing pores was immersed in a gentle flow of an aldehyde solution and hemiaminal was formed in
situ. Upon cooling the crystal for X-ray measurement the short-lived intermediate was kinetically
trapped, which allowed determination of its crystal structure. On the other hand, Morris et al. [10]
1
5
confirmed occurrence of hemiaminal intermediates using solid-state N-NMR. A zirconium
metal-organic framework with amino functionality was post-synthetically modified by treatment with an
aldehyde solution. Within the pores the presence of kinetic (hemiaminal) and thermodynamic (aziridine)
products as well as protonated amine was detected with an approximate ratio of 5:2:3, respectively.
Dolotko et al. [11] were able to observe a short-lived hemiaminal intermediate in a
mechanochemical reaction (solvent-free) between p-toluidine and o-vanillin. Yufit and Howard [12]
unexpectedly obtained and determined the crystal structure of the intermediate of the reaction between
a secondary amine and a cyclic ketone using in situ low-temperature co-crystallisation of non-solid
components. This phenomenon can be attributed to two pathways concerning kinetics of single steps of
the reaction mechanism, i.e. at room temperature the dehydration rate is much slower or decreases
more upon cooling than the hemiaminal formation rate.
The first stable hemiaminal was obtained in the reaction between 4-cyclohexyl-3-thiosemicarbazide
1
and di-2-pirydyl ketone [13] The compound was further characterised by H-NMR spectroscopy and
X-ray crystallography. Crystals suitable for diffraction experiments were obtained by slow evaporation
of a solution. The molecular structure of hemiaminals is stabilised by intramolecular hydrogen bonds.
All the previously mentioned reports refer to open-chain hemiaminals. However some cyclic
hemiaminals were also reported. For example the naturally occurring echinocandins possess a reactive
hemiaminal group at the ornithine-5-position [14,15]. Some hemiaminals belonging to a
neothiobinupharidine family were isolated from Nuphar luteum [16]. The hemiaminal functionality
very often appears as an intermediate in biologically important enzymatic processes leading to
Schiff-base formation [17–19]. Other hemiaminals were also obtained as fluoroacyl [20] and
N-acylpyrrole [5] derivatives.
Another class of stable hemiaminals constitute modified hydrocarbon polycyclic cages such as
trishomocubane derivatives [21–26]. These compounds are interesting because of their biological
activity such as modulation of cocaine-induced effects [21], inhibition of nitric oxide synthase [24] and
improving of blood-brain barrier permeability for some non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs [23].
Hemiaminals can be also stabilised by coordinating to metal ions. El Mail et al. [27] obtained a
rhodium complex with an uncoordinated hemiaminal group within a rigid seven-membered

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metallocyclic ring. Several crystal structures of hemiaminal functionalities acting as O- or N-donor
ligands have been reported [28]
In our previous paper [29] we have presented seven new hemiaminals obtained from 4-amino-1,2,4-
triazole and nitro-substituted benzaldehydes. The stability of these compounds emerges from both the
electron-withdrawing groups on the phenyl ring and the presence of an electron-rich 1,2,4-triazole
ring. This is consistent with Sayer and Jencks’ [30] discovery that hemiaminal formation equilibrium
constants increase with the presence of electron-withdrawing groups on the benzaldehyde ring. To
determine the influence of meta- and para- substituents on the reactivity of a functional group the
Hammett equation is commonly used [1]. On the basis of Hammett constant similarities [31] between
nitro- and cyano- groups several formylbenzonitriles were chosen for further investigation of the
influence of substituents on phenyl ring on 4-amino-1,2,4-triazole derivative hemiaminal formation.
The aim of this study was to synthesise and spectroscopically and structurally characterise stable
hemiaminals obtained in a very simple way from appropriate substrates in acetonitrile. Five crystals of
stable hemiaminals (Figure 1) containing 1,2,4-triazole rings and 2-formylbenzonitrile (1a and 1b, two
pseudo-polymorphic crystals), 3-formylbenzonitrile (2), 4-formylbenzonitrile (3) and 3,5-difluoro-4-
formylbenzonitrile (4), respectively, were obtained from a 1:1 molar ratio acetonitrile solution. The
corresponding Schiff bases (compounds 1s, 2s, 3s, 4s, Figure 1) were obtained from the same
substrates under different conditions, from acidic ethanol solutions.
Figure 1. Molecular structures of the new compounds.

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All the obtained new organic compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, NMR
1
13
spectroscopy ( H, C, HMQC, HMBC), IR spectroscopy, ESI-MS and for crystalline compounds,
X-ray single crystal measurements.
2
. Results and Discussion
2.1. General Remarks
Recently we have shown that reaction between 4-amino-1,2,4-triazole and various benzaldehyde
derivatives can lead to both hemiaminals [29] and Schiff bases [32–34]. Key factors determining the
reaction product are the nature of the substituent on the benzaldehyde ring and the reaction conditions.
For electron-donating substituents and reactions catalysed by acid in refluxing alcohol Schiff bases are
usually obtained [35]. For electron-withdrawing substituents and reactions carried out in an aprotic
solvent at room temperature under neutral conditions hemiaminals were isolated as the sole products.
Reactions between 4-amino-1,2,4-triazole and benzaldehydes containing electron-withdrawing
cyano groups were performed under neutral or acidic conditions to further investigate the role of the
substituents and procedures on the nature of the obtained products. To obtain hemiaminals the reaction
mixture was typically stirred at room temperature (or slightly higher, up to 50 °C) for 2 h. The
products 1a, 1b, 2, 3, 4 were obtained as single crystals directly from the mother solution upon slow
solvent evaporation. The corresponding imines 1s, 2s, 3s, 4s were synthesised in refluxing ethanol
(
3–4 h), with addition of hydrochloric acid as a catalyst. Three of them were deposited in crystalline
state and thus structurally characterised with X-ray diffraction methods. Compound 3s was not
obtained as suitable single crystals hence it was only characterised spectroscopically. The general
procedure for hemiaminal and imine syntheses is depicted in Scheme 1.
Scheme 1. General procedure for hemiaminal and Schiff base synthesis.
2
.2. Crystal Structures Description
The molecular structure of both hemiaminals and Schiff bases consists of two aromatic rings
(
phenyl and triazole) directly connected with the C1-C14-N4-N3 atom chain linkage (Figure 2). The
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3
these two atoms are tetrahedral with sp hybridisation which enables formation of stereoisomers;
2
whereas in imines they are double-bonded atoms with sp hybridisation. The corresponding bond
lengths are listed in Table 1 that presents selected geometrical parameters for the analysed compounds.
Figure 2. General atom numbering pattern in the crystals of hemiaminals and imines.
Table 1. Selected geometrical parameters for hemiaminals (1a, 1b, 3, 4) and corresponding
imines (1s, 2s, 4s).
Geometrical
parameter
Bond lengths [Å]
Torsion angles [°]
Phenyl/triazole
N3-N4-C14- N3-N4-C14-
C1-C14 C14-N4 N4-N3
C14-O14
dihedral angle [°]
C1
O14
Compound
1
1
2
3
a
1.516(1) 1.474(1) 1.408(1) 1.399(1)
1.520(2) 1.468(2) 1.412(2) 1.418(2)
1.518(2) 1.470(2) 1.416(2) 1.394(2)
167.4(1)
−54.0(1)
166.1(2)
−71.9(1)
68.8(1)
8.2(1)
60.4(1)
3.9(1)
b
−72.4(2)
/ OH group
disordered in two
positions
position A
position B
4
1.302(3)
−59.5(3)
1
.511(3) 1.469(3) 1.409(2)
178.0(2)
20.4(1)
1.246(3)
39.7(3)
molecule 1
molecule 2
1.525(2) 1.459(3) 1.410(2) 1.394(2)
1.517(2) 1.468(2) 1.408(2) 1.410(2)
179.1(2)
168.0(2)
179.6(1)
−55.8(2)
−71.4(2)
–
11.6(2)
54.3(8)
27.9(1)
1
2
s
s
1.465(2) 1.272(2) 1.393(2)
–
molecule 1
molecule 2
1.464(2) 1.284(2) 1.391(2)
1.469(2) 1.278(2) 1.386(2)
–
–
178.0(2)
177.9(2)
–
–
11.4(1)
6.5(1)
4
s
molecule 1
molecule 2
1.463(3) 1.276(3) 1.390(3)
1.465(3) 1.278(3) 1.397(3)
–
–
179.7(2)
–
–
18.4(1)
16.3(1)
−177.9(2)

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Within a crystal structure hemiaminals containing a triazole ring and a cyano-substituted phenyl
moiety occur in the form of two conformers, determined by the N3-N4-C14-C1 torsion angle. In the
first isomer, the stretched one (Figure 3a) the values of the above torsion angle are close to 180°
(
Table 1) and thus result in an antiperiplanar (ap) conformation. Furthermore in the compounds 1a, 2,
and molecule 1 of 4 the planes defined by triazole and phenyl ring are almost parallel to each other
Table 1). For the twisted molecule (Figure 3b) the N3-N4-C14-C1 chain of atoms is in a synclinal (sc)
3
(
conformation and the aromatic planes are nearly perpendicular. Among the studied compounds only
one (compound 1b) was obtained as a twisted isomer. Moreover from the reaction of 4-amino-1,2,4-
triazole and 2-formylbenzonitrile crystals of both stretched and twisted conformers were isolated and
characterised. Values of analogues N3-N4-C14-C1 torsion angle in imines oscillate around 180°,
which indicates the E- geometry of the double N4-C14 bond.
Figure 3. (a) Stretched and (b) twisted conformer of a hemiaminal.
3
As was noted before, the carbon atom C14 and nitrogen atom N4 have sp hybridisation and thus
can form stereoisomers. From all possible combinations only RS (and mirror images SR) are present
within crystal structures of hemiaminals, namely in stretched conformers. The twisted conformer
possess RR (and SS) configuration.
In the crystal structure of compound 3 the hydroxyl group is split into two positions, with
occupations of 60% and 40%, respectively, and both form hydrogen bond with the same acceptor
atom. This disordered substituent at the asymmetric C14 carbon atom generates the chance of
formation of all possible stereoisomers (namely RS, SR, RR, and SS). However, for the stretched
conformation of analog hemiaminals only the RS (and SR) configuration was detected. This
observation leads to the conclusion that the hydrogen atoms connected directly to C14 and N4 atoms
are also split into two positions with the same occupancy as the hydroxyl group (Figure 4).
In the crystal structures of the analysed hemiaminals variety of intermolecular interactions such as
O-H···N, N-H···N/O hydrogen bonds, C-H···O/N weaker interactions and stacking are observed. What
is noteworthy is that no intramolecular stabilising interaction of these nature is detected.
Apparently one of the above interactions (i.e. O-H···Ntriazole type hydrogen bond) is present in all the
crystal structures of hemiaminals. By this specific interaction molecules of hemiaminals (except 4) are

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bonded together into infinite chains. Furthermore, in all crystal structures these chains are parallel to
the shortest lattice vector.
Figure 4. Model of the disorder in the crystal structure of 3.
In the crystal structures of hemiaminals in stretched conformation (except 4) the O-H···N type
hydrogen bonds links molecules with the opposite configuration into infinite -RS-SR-RS- chains.
Chains in turn form a two-dimensional zipper-like motif (Figure 5). In the crystal structure of 3, both
disordered hydroxyl groups form hydrogen bonds with the same nitrogen atom from the triazole ring
as an acceptor (for clarity in Figure 5 only one disordered group is presented).
Figure 5. Zipper-like motives in the crystal structures of stretched hemiaminals 1a, 2 and 3.

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Hemiaminal 1b also forms in the crystal structure infinite chains of molecules bonded with the
O-H···N type interactions. However in the case of the twisted conformer molecules of the same
configuration are interconnected into -RR-RR- (and mirror image -SS-SS-) chains. Two chains with the
opposite chirality are parallel to each other and form a single column zipper-like motif along the
shortest lattice vector in the crystal (Figure 6). This pattern is additionally stabilised by stacking in
pairs between phenyl rings.
Figure 6. Single column zipper-like motif in the crystal structure of twisted hemiaminal 1b.
In the crystal structure of hemiaminal 4 the O-H···N hydrogen bond type joins two molecules with
the same chirality into a dimer (Figure 7).
Figure 7. Formation of a dimer in the crystal structure of hemiaminal 4.
In the crystal structures of Schiff bases 1s and 2s two types of intermolecular interaction are
determined. Along the shortest lattice vector molecules are stacked into piles. Additionally CH···N
hydrogen bonds form one dimensional infinite chains and two dimensional sheets in compounds 1s
and 2s, respectively (Figure 8). In the crystal structure of compound 4s the hydrogen bond network is
more complex, due to cocrystallisation with a water molecule, in the stoichiometry hemiaminal to
water equal to 2:1. Intermolecular C-H···N type interaction joins molecules into two dimensional
sheets. Two sheets are interconnected by water molecules into a double layer motif. Between aromatic
rings numerous stacking interactions are present. Compound 3s has not been obtained in the
crystalline state.

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Figure 8. Structural motives in the crystals of imines 1s, 2s and 4s.
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.3. Discussion
Recently obtained hemiaminals were usually highly unstable compounds requiring additional
stabilisation by low temperature [5,12], isolation from the external environment (by molecular
cavitands [6,7] or metal-organic frameworks [9,10]) or intramolecular hydrogen bonds [13]. In the
studied hemiaminals containing a 1,2,4-triazole and cyano-substituted phenyl ring the stability is the
effect of their electronic nature. The cyano group, a strongly electron-withdrawing substituent, affects
the possibility of obtaining hemiaminals in a similar manner as the nitro group [29], enhancing the
stability of the intermediates [30]. Further stabilisation arises from the presence of the electron-rich
1,2,4-triazole ring.
In the molecular structures of hemiaminals no intramolecular hydrogen bonds were observed. Such
finding validates the conclusion that stability of studied intermediates emerges from electronic effects
obtained by the proper choice of substituents. Intermolecular O-H···N type hydrogen bonds joining
molecules of 1a, 1b, 2 and 3 into infinite chains are not the key factor responsible for the molecular
stability. Rather, the parallel to the shortest lattice vector orientation of these chains implies that such
an interaction is a factor controlling crystal growth.
As was previously discovered in the hemiaminals containing nitro group(s) [29], the conformation
of the molecules in the crystal structure is strongly correlated with the configuration on the carbon C14
and nitrogen N4 atoms. The stretched ones exhibit the opposite configuration on these atoms (i.e. RS or
SR) whereas the twisted ones have the same descriptor of chirality (RR or SS). Such a phenomenon can
be attributed to the heteroatom hyperconjugation [36], the anomeric effect [37] in the acyclic
molecules, so when in rotation about the C14-N4 single bond the lone election pair comes close to the
oxygen atom, the obtained conformer is less stable and thus the inversion of the configuration of N4
nitrogen atom follows (Scheme 2). This conjunction between conformation and configuration is

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possible due to low energetic barrier of both processes—rotation about single C14-N4 bond and
inversion of the configuration on N4 nitrogen atom.
Scheme 2. Conformation—configuration conjunction in the hemiaminals.
3. Experimental Section
3.1. Materials and Methods
All the syntheses were performed form commercially available compounds (Sigma-Aldrich Chemie
GmbH, Steinheim, Germany) and solvents (POCh, Gliwice, Poland) without further purification. NMR
spectra were measured on Bruker Avance III 500 MHz and Bruker Avance III 600 MHz
spectrometers. IR spectra were recorded in KBr pellets on Bruker 66/s FTIR and Bruker Vertex 70
FTIR spectrometers. Mass spectra were measured on Bruker Apex Ultra ESI-MS spectrometer.
Elemental analyses were carried out a CHNS Vario EL III analyser (Elementar Analysensystem
GmbH, Hanau, Germany).
3
.2. Crystallography
Single crystal X-Ray diffraction data were collected at a Kuma KM4CCD four-circle diffractometer
with Mo Kα radiation and CCD camera (Sapphire), compounds 1b, 1s, 2, 2s, 3 and 4; Xcalibur PX
four-circle diffractometer with Mo Kα radiation and CCD camera (Onyx), compound 1a; and Xcalibur
four-circle diffractometer with Mo Kα radiation CCD camera (Ruby), compound 4s. Measurements for
all the compounds were carried out at 100 K using an Oxford Cryosystem adapter [38]. Programmes
used for data collection and data reduction: CrysAlis CCD, Oxford Diffraction Ltd.; CrysAlis RED,
Oxford Diffraction Ltd.; and CrysAlisPro, Agilent Technologies [39]. Structures were solves by direct
methods with SHELXS [40] program and then refined by a full-matrix least squares method with
SHELXL97 [40] program with anisotropic thermal parameters for nonhydrogen atoms. Molecular
graphics were prepared with the XP program [41]. Data for publication were prepared with the
programs SHELXL97 [40] and PLATON [42]. CCDC 1000415–1000422 contain the supplementary
crystallographic data for this paper. These data can be obtained free of charge via
http://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/conts/retrieving.html (or from the CCDC, 12 Union Road, Cambridge CB2
1
EZ, UK; Fax: +44 1223 336033; E-mail: deposit@ccdc.cam.ac.uk).

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3
.3. Synthetic Procedures
3
.3.1. General Procedure for Synthesis of Hemiaminals
Equimolar amounts of 4-amino-1,2,4-triazole and a suitable formylbenzonitrile were dissolved in
acetonitrile and stirred on a magnetic stirrer for two h at room temperature (or slightly heated, up to
0 °C). Crystals obtained upon slow evaporation of the solvent were afterward filtered off, washed
with small amount of acetonitrile and then diethyl ether and air-dried.
5
3
.3.2. General Procedure for Synthesis of Schiff Bases.
-Amino-1,2,4-triazole and an appropriate formylbenzonitrile (in molar ratio 1:1) were dissolved in
4
ethanol with the addition of few drops of an acidic catalyst, namely hydrochloric acid. The reaction
mixture was then refluxed for 4 h. Crystals of three imines were obtained upon slow evaporation of the
solvent, and one compound was not obtained in a crystalline state. The products were filtered off,
washed with small amount of ethanol, diethyl ether and then dried in the air.
3
.3.3. 2-[Hydroxy(4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-ylamino)methyl]benzonitriles (1a and 1b)
Upon standing of the reaction mixture for few days at room temperature, colourless crystal blocks
of 2-[hydroxy(4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-ylamino)methyl]benzonitrile were deposited as two pseudo
polymorphic crystals (1a, stretched conformation, cocrystal with an acetonitrile molecule; 1b, twisted
conformation) (52 mg, 62%), mp 92 °C. Calculated: C 55.81, H 4.22, N 32.54%; found: C 55.75,
+
1
H 4.17, N 32.58%. MS: (m/z) 216.1 [M + H] . H-NMR (600 MHz, DMSO, RT) 8.35 (s, 2H, H1T,
H2T), 7.86–7.88 (m, 1H, H3), 7.69–7.72 (m, 1H, H5), 7.63–7.65 (m, 1H, H6), 7.53–7.55 (m, 2H, H40,
3
3
3
H4), 7.01 (d, JH41,H14 = 5.4 Hz, 1H, H41), 5.69 (dd, JH14,H40 = 7.2 Hz, JH14,H41 = 5.4 Hz, 1H, H14).
1
3
C-NMR (150.9 MHz, DMSO, RT): 142.6 (C1T, C2T), 141.6 (C1), 131.9 (C3, C5), 128.0 (C4), 125.7
−1
(
C6), 116.2 (C7), 109.4 (C2), 80.8 (C14). IR (KBr, cm ): 3191vs, 3110vs, 3082vs, 2994s, 2854m,
2
1
1
4
228s, 1942vw, 1700vw, 1669vw, 1653w, 1636w, 1601w, 1580vw, 1554s, 1504m, 1487w, 1450w,
356w, 1335w, 1313m, 1287vw, 1268w, 1211s, 1184m, 1161vw, 1111m, 1090vw, 1071vs, 1052vs,
038m, 976m, 953w, 898m, 880m, 837m, 784w, 758vs, 696m, 639vs, 618m, 575w, 560s, 496w,
73vw, 414vw, 382vw.
Crystal data (1a): 2(C10
H
9
N
5
O) × CH
3
CN, M = 471.50, crystal system: crystal system: monoclinic,
3
space group: C2/c, a = 24.683(6) Å, b = 10.509(3) Å, c = 8.826(3) Å, β = 95.23(3)°, V = 2279.9(2) Å ,
−
3
Z = 4, crystal size: 0.52 × 0.42 × 0.15 mm, ρ
c
= 1.374 g cm , μ = 0.096 mm, θmax = 38.51°, reflections:
= 0.1139, GoF = 1.010.
2
1879, independent: 6177, Rint = 0.0233, R = 0.0420, wR
1
2
Crystal data (1b): C10
H
9
N
5
O, M = 215.22, crystal system: monoclinic, space group: P2
1
/n,
3
a = 7.574(3) Å, b = 17.464(5) Å, c = 7.908(3) Å, β = 91.01(3)°, V = 1045.8(6) Å , Z = 4, crystal size:
−3
0
.41 × 0.27 × 0.21 mm, ρ
c
= 1.367 g cm , μ = 0.096 mm, θmax = 36.93°, reflections: 10163,
independent: 3550, R = 0.0257, R = 0.0421, wR = 0.1069, GoF = 1.079.
int
1
2

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.3.4. 2-[(E)-(4H-1,2,4-Triazol-4-ylimino)methyl]benzonitrile (1s)
Upon standing of the reaction mixture for few days at room temperature, pale yellow crystal needles
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of 2-[(E)-(4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-ylimino)methyl]benzonitrile were deposited (37 mg, 48%), mp 197 °C.
+
Calculated: C 60.91, H 3.58, N 35.51%; found: C 60.78, H 3.47, N 35.25%. MS: (m/z) 198.1 [M + H] .
1
H-NMR (500 MHz, DMSO, RT): 9.22 (s, 2H, H1T, H2T), 9.16 (s, 1H, H14), 8.08–8.10 (m, 1H, H6),
1
3
8
.04–8.06 (m, 1H, H3), 7.88–7.92 (m, 1H, H4), 7.77–7.80 (m, 1H, H5). C-NMR (125.8 MHz,
DMSO, RT): 154.4 (C14), 139.1 (C1T, C2T), 134.7 (C3), 134.0 (C2), 133.7 (C4), 132.4 (C5), 129.2
−1
(
C6), 116.8 (C7), 111.0 (C1). IR (KBr, cm ): 3438m, 3141m, 3082s, 3033m, 2959m, 2931m, 2225m,
1
1
8
717w, 1696w, 1624w, 1592w, 1569w, 1525m, 1507vs, 1491s, 1469m, 1440w, 1397w, 1346vw,
328vw, 1315w, 1300m, 1277w, 1218s, 1163vs, 1056vs, 999w, 978s, 959w, 940m, 899w, 890w,
73m, 849w, 774vs, 766vs, 734w, 718vw, 671vw, 623vs, 614s, 567w, 560s, 510m, 505m, 459vw.
Crystal data (1s): C H N , M = 197.21, crystal system: monoclinic, space group: P2 /n,
1
0
7
5
1
3
a = 3.969(2) Å, b = 28.422(6) Å, c = 8.300(3) Å, β = 103.31(3)°, V = 911.1(6) Å , Z = 4, crystal size:
−3
0
.47 × 0.29 × 0.20 mm, ρ
c
= 1.438 g cm , μ = 0.096 mm, θmax = 28.84°, reflections: 6590,
independent: 2223, R = 0.0168, R = 0.0363, wR = 0.1135, GoF = 0.947.
int
1
2
3
.3.5. 3-[Hydroxy(4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-ylamino)methyl]benzonitrile (2)
Upon standing of the reaction mixture for few days at room temperature, colourless crystal blocks
of 3-[hydroxy(4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-ylamino)methyl]benzonitrile were obtained (56 mg, 78%), mp 115 °C.
+
Calculated: C 55.81, H 4.22, N 32.54%; found: C 55.77, H 4.06, N 32.64%. MS: (m/z) 216.1 [M + H] .
1
H-NMR (600 MHz, DMSO, RT): 8.42 (s, 2H, H1T, H2T), 7.88–7.89 (m, 1H, H2), 7.80–7.82 (m, 2H,
3
3
H4, H6), 7.58–7.61 (m, 1H, H5), 7.41 (d, JH40,H14 = 6.6 Hz, 1H, H40), 6.81 (d, JH41,H14 = 5.5 Hz, 1H,
3
3
13
H41), 5.57 (pseudo-triplet, JH14,H40 = 6.6 Hz, JH14,H41 = 5.5 Hz, 1H, H14). C-NMR (150.9 MHz,
DMSO, RT): 143.9 (C1T, C2T), 141.5 (C1), 131.9 (C4), 131.5 (C6), 130.3 (C2), 129.4 (C5), 118.7
−1
(
C7), 111.0 (C3), 82.6 (C14). IR (KBr, cm ): 3190s, 3118s, 2995m, 2945m, 2870m, 2737m, 2228s,
1961vw, 1903vw, 1734vw, 1718vw, 1701vw, 1685vw, 1653vw, 1636vw, 1607vw, 1586w, 1557m,
1505m, 1483m, 1427m, 1368w, 1340w, 1316m, 1303m, 1276m, 1232vw, 1198m, 1169w, 1148s,
1107m, 1075vs, 1061vs, 1001vw, 987m, 954m, 929s, 924s, 888m, 872s, 814m, 779vs, 767s, 708s,
684s, 645vs, 601w, 577m, 554w, 480m, 463vw, 409vw, 384vw.
Crystal data (2): C10
H
9
N
5
O, M = 215.22, crystal system: monoclinic, space group: P2
1
/c,
3
a = 12.037(4) Å, b = 10.265(4) Å, c = 8.448(3) Å, β = 91.58(3)°, V = 1043.4(7) Å , Z = 4, crystal size:
−3
0
.27 × 0.26 × 0.18 mm, ρ
c
= 1.370 g cm , μ = 0.096 mm, θmax = 29.99°, reflections: 12783,
= 0.0433, wR = 0.0924, GoF = 0.987.
independent: 2946, Rint = 0.0475, R
1
2
3
.3.6. 3-[(E)-(4H-1,2,4-Triazol-4-ylimino)methyl]benzonitrile (2s)
Upon standing of the reaction mixture for few days at room temperature, colourless crystal needles
of 3-[(E)-(4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-ylimino)methyl]benzonitrile were deposited (49 mg, 67%), mp 237 °C.
+
Calculated: C 60.91, H 3.58, N 35.51%; found: C 60.95, H 3.69, N 35.70%. MS: (m/z) 198.1 [M + H] .
1
H-NMR (600 MHz, DMSO, RT): 9.16 (s, 2H, H1T, H2T), 9.15 (s, 1H, H14), 8.22–8.23 (m, 1H, H2),
1
3
8
.15–8.17 (m, 1H, H6), 8.06–8.08 (m, 1H, H4), 7.77–7.80 (m, 1H, H5). C-NMR (150.9 MHz,

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DMSO, RT): 156.2 (C14), 139.0 (C1T, C2T), 135.4 (C4), 133.4 (C1), 132.5 (C6), 131.7 (C2), 130.5
−1
(
C5), 118.0 (C7), 112.4 (C3). IR (KBr, cm ): 3443w, 3130m, 3079m, 3062m, 3034w, 2956w, 2231s,
1722vw, 1614w, 1578vw, 1529w, 1505vs, 1487m, 1471w, 1430vw, 1391w, 1345vw, 1329w, 1308w,
1286m, 1250vw, 1226w, 1177vs, 1170vs, 1096vw, 1057vs, 1002vw, 977s, 963w, 942m, 929w,
910vw, 871m, 819vw, 797s, 712m, 685vs, 627m, 606w, 596m, 497m, 475w, 457vw.
ꢀ
Crystal data (1s): C H N , M = 197.21, crystal system: triclinic, space group: P1, a = 3.811(2) Å,
1
0
7
5
3
b = 10.734(3) Å, c = 23.299(5) Å, α = 95.60(3)°, β = 90.48(3)°, γ = 98.63(3)°, V = 937.6(6) Å , Z = 4,
−3
crystal size: 0.53 × 0.18 × 0.07 mm, ρ
c
= 1.397 g cm , μ = 0.093 mm, θmax = 36.95°, reflections:
1
3312, independent: 6533, Rint = 0.0267, R = 0.0513, wR = 0.1510, GoF = 0.975.
1
2
3
.3.7. 4-[Hydroxy(4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-ylamino)methyl]benzonitrile (3)
Upon standing of the reaction mixture for few days at room temperature, colourless crystal blocks
of 4-[hydroxy(4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-ylamino)methyl]benzonitrile were obtained (70 mg, 87%), mp 98 °C.
+
Calculated: C 55.81, H 4.22, N 32.54%; found: C 55.89, H 4.09, N 32.48%. MS: (m/z) 216.1 [M + H] .
1
H-NMR (600 MHz, DMSO, RT): 8.40 (s, 2H, H1T, H2T), 7.84–7.85 (m, 2H, H3, H5), 7.67–7.68 (m,
3
3
2
H, H2, H6), 7.43 (d, JH40,H14 = 5.5 Hz, 1H, H40), 6.82 (d, JH41,H14 = 4.5 Hz, 1H, H41), 5.59
3
3
13
(
pseudo-triplet, JH14,H40 = 5.5 Hz, JH14,H41 = 4.5 Hz, 1H, H14). C-NMR (150.9 MHz, DMSO, RT):
45.2 (C1), 143.9 (C1T, C2T), 132.1 (C3, C5), 127.7 (C2, C6), 118.7 (C7), 110.8 (C4), 82.8 (C14). IR
1
−1
(
KBr, cm ): 3203s, 3111s, 2852m, 2234s, 1952vw, 1830vw, 1773vw, 1734vw, 1700vw, 1685vw,
1
1
8
653vw, 1610w, 1554m, 1504s, 1460w, 1406m, 1364w, 1340w, 1316m, 1296m, 1270m, 1205s,
174w, 1163m, 1111vw, 1093vw, 1067vs, 1055vs, 1019s, 977m, 950s, 936w, 910w, 892m, 864s,
46s, 824s, 773m, 700w, 680w, 641vs, 616s, 590w, 552s, 522m, 483w, 416w, 375vw.
Crystal data (3): C10
H
9
N
5
O, M = 215.22, crystal system: monoclinic, space group: P2
1
/c,
3
a = 12.485(4) Å, b = 7.062(3) Å, c = 11.406(4) Å, β = 96.25(3)°, V = 999.7(6) Å , Z = 4, crystal size:
−3
0
.40 × 0.30 × 0.19 mm, ρ
c
= 1.430 g cm , μ = 0.101 mm, θmax = 28.68°, reflections: 6999,
= 0.0615, wR = 0.1503, GoF = 1.020.
independent: 2412, Rint = 0.0438, R
1
2
3
.3.8. 4-[(4H-1,2,4-Triazol-4-ylimino)methyl]benzonitrile (3s)
Upon standing of the reaction mixture for few days at r.t. 4-[(4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-
ylimino)methyl]benzonitrile was deposited in non-crystalline state (41 mg, 51%), mp 235 °C.
+
Calculated: C 60.91, H 3.58, N 35.51%; found: C 60.58, H 3.67, N 35.40%. MS: (m/z) 198.1 [M + H] .
1
H-NMR (500 MHz, DMSO, RT): 9.19 (s, 1H, H14), 9.17 (s, 2H, H1T, H2T), 8.00–8.05 (m, 4H, H2,
1
3
H3, H5, H6). C-NMR (125.8 MHz, DMSO, RT): 156.4 (C14), 139.0 (C1T, C2T), 136.4 (C1), 133.1
−1
(
C3, C5), 128.8 (C2, C6), 118.3 (C7), 114.0 (C4). IR (KBr, cm ): 3505w, 3092m, 2972m, 2373w,
2229s, 1928w, 1669w, 1616w, 1558vw, 1514s, 1495vs, 1468m, 1414w, 1393s, 1344w, 1328w,
1315m, 1296s, 1281s, 1219s, 1175m, 1163vs, 1108m, 1050vs, 1018m, 981m, 956m, 935s, 881m,
846s, 828vs, 771w, 723w, 701w, 670vw, 647w, 616vs, 552vs, 502w, 483s.

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3
Upon standing of the reaction mixture for few days at room temperature, pale yellow crystal plates
of 3,5-difluoro-4-[hydroxy(4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-ylamino)methyl]benzonitrile were obtained (51 mg,
0%), mp 131 °C. Calculated: C 47.81, H 2.81, N 27.88%; found: C 47.86, H 2.63, N 28.05%. MS:
9
+
1
3
(
m/z) 252.1 [M + H] . H-NMR (600 MHz, DMSO, RT): 8.47 (s, 2H, H1T, H2T), 7.82 (d, J = 7.8
H,F
3
3
Hz, 2H, H3, H5), 7.62 (d, JH40,H14 = 7.8 Hz, 1H, H40), 7.07 (d, JH41,H14 = 5.4 Hz, 1H, H41), 5.72 (dd,
3
3
13
1
J
H14,H40 = 7.8 Hz, JH14,H41 = 5.4 Hz, 1H, H14). C-NMR (150.9 MHz, DMSO, RT): 159.6 (dd, JC,F
=
=
3
2
2
252.0 Hz, JC,F = 9.1 Hz, C2, C6), 143.8 (C1T, C2T), 121.5 (t, JC,F = 17.4 Hz, C1), 116.8 (dd, JC,F
4
4
3
24.9 Hz, JC,F = 6.8 Hz, C3, C5), 116.5 (t, JC,F = 3.0 Hz, C7), 113.0 (t, JC,F = 12.8 Hz, C4), 77.6
−
1
(C14). IR (KBr, cm ): 3284vs, 3129vs, 3087s, 3071vs, 3046m, 2530vw, 2240s, 2190vw, 1763w,
1
1
7
700vw, 1633vs, 1570vs, 1524vs, 1498m, 1484s, 1455m, 1426vs, 1331s, 1318vs, 1290m, 1260m,
212vs, 1193s, 1178s, 1128s, 1077s, 1066vs, 1028vs, 974m, 956s, 942m, 904vs, 879vs, 858s, 765w,
38m, 709m, 683m, 649s, 636vs, 628vs, 594m, 550s, 535s, 517s, 484w, 446w, 415w.
ꢀ
7 2 5 2
H F N O) × H O, M = 520.43, crystal system: triclinic, space group: P1,
Crystal data (4): 2(C10
a = 7.456(3) Å, b = 7.624(3) Å, c = 21.534(5) Å, α = 80.83(3)°, β = 85.83(3)°, γ = 67.98(3)°,
3
−3
V = 1120.2(7) Å , Z = 4, crystal size: 0.40 × 0.25 × 0.10 mm, ρ = 1.543 g cm , μ = 0.132 mm,
c
θ
1 2
max = 30.00°, reflections: 17252, independent: 6213, Rint = 0.0361, R = 0.0507, wR = 0.1212,
GoF = 1.041.
3
.3.10. 3,5-Difluoro-4-[(E)-(4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-ylimino)methyl]benzonitrile (4s)
Upon standing of the reaction mixture for few days at room temperature, colourless crystal needles
of 3,5-difluoro-4-[(E)-(4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-ylimino)methyl]benzonitrile, 2(C10 ) × H O, were
deposited (46 mg, 58%), mp 195 °C. Calculated: C 49.59, H 2.50, N 28.92%; found: C 49.38, H 2.41,
H
5
F N
2 5
2
+
1
N 28.89%. MS: (m/z) 234.1 [M + H] . H-NMR (500 MHz, DMSO, RT): 9.28 (s, 2H, H1T, H2T), 9.10
3
13
(
s, 1H, H14), 8.00 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 2H, H3, H5). C-NMR (125.8 MHz, DMSO, RT): 160.5 (dd,
H,F
1
3
2
J
J
J
C,F = 259.8 Hz, JC,F = 6.9 Hz, C2, C6), 147.5 (C14), 139.1 (C1T, C2T), 117.2 (dd, JC,F = 22.6 Hz,
4
2
4
3
C,F = 6.3 Hz, C3, C5), 116.3 (t, JC,F = 3.8 Hz, C7), 115.3 (t, JC,F = 13.2 Hz, C4), 115.0 (t,
−1
C,F = 13.8 Hz, C1). IR (KBr, cm ): 3369m, 3155m, 3111m, 3081m, 3060m, 2263vw, 2239m,
1
1
5
780vw, 1717vw, 1627s, 1560s, 1501s, 1469w, 1426vs, 1406m, 1328m, 1296w, 1227w, 1211vs,
183w, 1164vs, 1062vs, 1042vs, 975w, 962w, 940m, 890s, 869m, 727w, 669vw, 646m, 636s, 619m,
65w, 542m, 495vw, 474m, 467w, 424m, 381vw.
Crystal data (4s): 2(C10
H
5
F
2
N
5
) × H
2
O, M = 484.40, crystal system: monoclinic, space group: P2
1
/a,
3
a = 11.548(3) Å, b = 12.346(3) Å, c = 14.988(4) Å, β = 94.98(3) °, V = 2128.8(9) Å , Z = 4, crystal
−3
size: 0.64 × 0.17 × 0.10 mm, ρ
c
= 1.511 g cm , μ = 0.126 mm, θmax = 28.81°, reflections: 8793,
= 0.0674, wR = 0.1634, GoF = 1.086.
independent: 4799, Rint = 0.0464, R
1
2
4
. Conclusions
We have discovered a new class of stable hemiaminals containing a 1,2,4-triazole moiety and a
phenyl ring with a cyano group as the substituent. The stability can be attributed to the presence of
both electron-withdrawing groups on phenyl ring and 1,2,4-triazole electron-rich ring. Molecular

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structures of these intermediates do not need extra stabilisation either by intramolecular hydrogen
bonding, isolation from the external environment nor low temperatures. Syntheses of hemiaminals
from 4-amino-1,2,4-triazole and suitable formylbenzonitriles takes place in a one-pot reaction carried
out in a neutral solvent (acetonitrile) and at room (or up to 50 °C) temperature.
In the crystal structures the hemiaminal molecules exhibit two stable stereogenic centres, on the
C14 carbon atom and on N4 nitrogen atom. Heteroatom hyperconjugation strongly correlates the
conformation of the molecules with the configuration on the nitrogen atom, for the purpose of the
antiperiplanar (ap) relative position of the hydroxyl group and lone electron pair on the N4
nitrogen atom.
Supplementary Materials
Supplementary materials (containing synthesis, elemental analysis, mass spectrometry, NMR
and IR spectra, view of the structures, crystallographic data) can be accessed at:
http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/19/8/11160/s1.
Acknowledgments
The research was supported by Wroclaw Research Centre EIT+ under the project “Biotechnologies
and advanced medical technologies—BioMed” (POIG 01.01.02-02-003/08-00) financed from the
European Regional Development Fund (Operational Program Innovative Economy, 1.1.2).
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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