3- Substituted tetrazole 1-oxides rearrangement

Upon heating to 129°C 3-substituted tetrazole 1-oxides 557 rearranged into 4-substituted tetrazole 1-oxides 559, see Section 6.6. 

Acid hydrolysis of 3-methyl-6-phenyl-l,2,4-triazine 4-oxide (827) yields 4-phenyl-1,2,3-triazole through an acyclic intermediate (828) (Scheme 168) <89AHC(46)73>. 1,2,4-Triazine 2-oxides (829) undergo rearrangement in basic conditions (Equation (80)) to form 4-substituted 2//-1,2,3-triazoles <89AHC(46)73>. l-(2-Nitrophenyl)-5-aryltetrazoles (830) and l-aryl-5-(2-nitrophenyl)tetrazoles are converted into 2-arylbenzotriazoles (831) by refluxing in nitrobenzene (Equation (81)) <81AJC69l>. 

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