Improved synthesis of 5-substituted 1H-Tetrazoles via the [3+2] cycloaddition of nitriles and sodium azide catalyzed by silica sulfuric acid

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 4696-4703

  Du, Zhenting ^a,b   Si, Changmei ^a   Li, Youqiang ^a   Wang, Yin ^a   Lu, Jing ^a  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Talimu University   (China)

Author keywords

5 substituted 1H tetrazoles; 3+2 cycloaddition; Silica sulfuric acid

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; NITRILE; SILICON DIOXIDE; SODIUM AZIDE; SOLVENT; SULFURIC ACID; TETRAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLIZATION; CYCLOADDITION; INFRARED SPECTROMETRY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REACTION OPTIMIZATION; REACTION TIME; SYNTHESIS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; CHEMISTRY; PROCEDURES;

CATALYSIS; CYCLOADDITION REACTION; NITRILES; SILICON DIOXIDE; SODIUM AZIDE; SULFURIC ACIDS; TETRAZOLES;

EID: 84860134820     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms13044696     Document Type: Article

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