10.1021/ol100745d
The research investigates the use of various pyrido-, quinolino-, pyrazino-, and quinoxalinotetrazoles as azide surrogates in Cu-catalyzed click reactions with alkynes to efficiently synthesize N-heterocyclic derivatives of 1,2,3-triazoles. The study aims to develop an efficient method for synthesizing these biologically important 1,2,3-triazoles, which have a wide range of applications, including controlling arthropod pests, treating substance-related disorders, and exhibiting antibacterial and antimicrobacterial activity. The researchers optimized the reaction conditions, finding that using (CuOTf)2·C6H6 as the catalyst in toluene or THF at room temperature or elevated temperatures yielded good to excellent results. They tested the generality of these conditions with different tetrazoles and alkynes, achieving high yields of the desired triazoles. However, they found that pyridotetrazoles could not be used as azide precursors in Ru-catalyzed synthesis of 1,5-disubstituted triazoles, likely due to deactivation of the Ru-catalyst by chelation with the nitrogen atom of the pyridine ring.