A general route to 5-aminotetrazoles.
Various di- and trisubstituted (benzotriazolyl)carboximidamides were used for the preparation of N,N-di- and 1,N,N-trisubstituted 5-aminotetrazoles 3a-e and 6a-d under mild conditions in good to excellent yields.
Katritzky
Alan R
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Center for Heterocyclic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-7200, USA. katritzky@chem.ufl.edu
Rogovoy
Boris V
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Kovalenko
Katherine V
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