title: Synthesis of 3-(phenylazo)-1,2,4-triazoles by a nucleophilic reaction of primary amines with 5-chloro-2,3-diphenyltetrazolium salt via mesoionic 2,3-diphenyltetrazolium-5-aminides.
abstract: The reactions of a 5-chloro-2,3-diphenyltetrazolium salt with amines have been examined. In the presence of an inorganic base such as NaHCO(3), primary and secondary amines undergo a nucleophilic substitution to give the corresponding 5-aminotetrazolium salts. When triethylamine is used as a base, primary amines give 3-phenylazo-1,2,4-triazoles. A plausible dual-path mechanism is proposed for the formation of the triazoles via Type B mesoionic tetrazolium-5-aminides.
authors.affiliation: Omohi College, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan. araki.shuki@nitech.ac.jp
authors.forename: Shuki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Araki
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hirose
authors.forename: Yoshikazu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Konishi
authors.forename: Masatoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nogura
authors.forename: Tsunehisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirashita