A base-catalyzed, direct synthesis of 3,5-disubstituted 1,2,4-triazoles from nitriles and hydrazides

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 46, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 3429-3432

  Yeung, Kap Sun ^a   Farkas, Michelle E ^a   Kadow, John F ^a   Meanwell, Nicholas A ^a  

^a BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

Author keywords

1,2,4 Triazole; Hydrazide; Microwave; Nitriles; Solution phase synthesis

Indexed keywords

HYDRAZIDE DERIVATIVE; NITRILE; TRIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CYCLIZATION; ELECTRONICS; POLYMERIZATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 17144393252     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2005.02.167     Document Type: Article

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