title: Iron salts in the catalyzed synthesis of 5-substituted 1H-tetrazoles.
abstract: Clicking iron: Cheap and environmentally friendly [Fe(OAc)(2)] is used for the catalysis of cycloadditions between aryl nitriles and trimethylsilyl azide to prepare substituted 1H-tetrazoles in good yield (see scheme).
authors.affiliation: Institute for Organic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1, 52056 Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: Julien
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bonnamour
authors.forename: Carsten
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bolm
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D003500:Cyclization; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D013777:Tetrazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D005290:Ferric Compounds; D013777:Tetrazoles; C045574:1H-tetrazole; C047434:ferric acetate