Copper-catalyzed synthesis of 5-substituted 1H-tetrazoles via the [3+2] cycloaddition of nitriles and trimethylsilyl azide

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 49, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 2824-2827

  Jin, Tienan ^a   Kitahara, Fukuzou ^a   Kamijo, Shin ^a   Yamamoto, Yoshinori ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

5 Substituted 1H tetrazole; 3+2 Cycloaddition; Copper azide; Copper catalyst; Nitrile; Trimethylsilyl azide

Indexed keywords

COPPER; METHANOL; NITRILE; TETRAZOLE DERIVATIVE; TRIMETHYLSILYL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CYCLOADDITION; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 40949093468     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2008.02.115     Document Type: Article

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