1.2.4- Triazole 5-amino-3-nitro

In aryl- or amino-substituted 1,2,4-triazols the nitro group enters the side chain [269-271], An attempt to realize the nitration of 3,5-bisphenylamino-l,2,4-triazole led to opening of the triazole ring. Picrylurea was isolated as the only reaction product [272], The nitration products of 2-methyl-l,2,3-triazole 1-oxide under mild conditions (20°C) are a mixture of 5-nitro (75%) and 4-nitro (23%) derivatives. Under more... 

Fig. 1. HeterocycHc amines usedia azo dyes, (a) 2-Amino-6-nitrohenzothiazo1e [6285-57-0], (b) 3-amiao-5-nitro-2,l-benzisothiazole [14346-19-1], (c) 3-amiQo-4JT-l,2,4-triazole [65312-61 -0], (d) 5-amiQo-l,2,4-thiadiazole [7552-07-0, (e) 4,4 -diamiQo-2,2 -biphenylsulfone [6259-19-4], (f)...

Azidofurazans and -furoxans undergo dipolar cycloaddition reactions with unsaturated compounds, in some cases regiospecifically. Thus, reaction of 3-amino-4-azidofurazan with l-morpholinyl-2-nitroethene (toluene, reflux, 70 hours) gives 4-nitro-l,2,3-triazole 204 in 87% yield (99MI1, 000KGS406). Cycloaddition of the same azide to alkynes was accomplished by formation of a mixture of position isomers 205 and 206. Regiospecific addition was observed only in singular cases... 

More recently, Stepanov et al. (1989) investigated the acid-base properties of the zwitterion 3.22 which is obtained in the diazotization of 5-amino-3-nitro-l,2,4-triazole. Under alkaline conditions the (Z)-diazoate dianion 3.23 is formed. It can be isomerized thermally to give the (E)-diazoate dianion 3.24. If the solution of this compound is acidified, the primary addition of a proton takes place at the anionic ring nitrogen yielding 3.25, and subsequently the hydrogen-bond-stabilized (Z)-iso-mer (3.26). Further acidification gives the nitrosoamine (3.27). 

Process development of the synthesis of iodoaniline 28 began with an improved synthesis of l-(4 -aminobenzyl)-l,2,4-triazole (6) (Scheme 4.7), which was prepared in the medicinal chemistry synthesis, albeit with poor regioselectivity (Scheme 4.1). We found that this aniline intermediate 6 could be readily prepared in three steps in >90% overall yield from 4-amino-l,2,4-triazole (30) and 4-nitrobenzyl bromide (4) based on a modified literature procedure [9]. The condensation of 30 and 4 in isopropyl alcohol followed by deamination gave the nitro... 

In an example given in Scheme 51, tricyclic system 331 is generated by cyclocondensation between the ethoxycarbonyl group at C-5 of the triazole ring and the amino group of the substituent at N-l. The process that starts from catalytic reduction of the nitro group in derivative 329 does not stop at amine 330, but the subsequent spontaneous cyclocondensation leads directly to product 331 that is isolated in 60% yield <2002EJM565>. 

Substitution of the 4-nitro group in 3,4-dinitrofuroxan 1176 by ammonia occurs readily, even at low temperature. Subsequent treatment of the obtained amine, product 1177, with r-butylamine results in formation of 4-amino-2-(/-butyl)-5-nitro-l,2,3-triazole 1-oxide 1178. However, there must be some additional side products in the reaction mixture, as the isolated yield of compound 1178 is only 17%. Upon treatment with trifluoroperacetic acid, the r-butyl group is removed. The obtained triazole system can exist in two tautomeric forms, 1179 and 1180 however, the 1-oxide form 1179 is strongly favored (Scheme 195) <2003CHE608>. 

Arylazo-4-(3-ethoxycarbonylureido)furoxans 62, which were synthesized by the reactions of 4-amino-3-arylazo-furoxans with ethoxycarbonyl isocyanate, were subjected to cascade rearrangements under the action of potassium r/-butoxidc in dimethylformamide or by heating in dimethyl sulfoxide to form 4-amino-2-aryl-5-nitro-2//-l,2,3-triazoles 63 (Scheme 13) <2001MC230, 2003RCB1829>. 

Several approaches to the 1,2,3-triazole core have been published in 2000. Iodobenzene diacetate-mediated oxidation of hydrazones 152 led to fused 1,2,3-triazoloheterocycles 153 <00SC417>. Treatment of oxazolone 154 with iso-pentyl nitrite in the presence of acetic acid gave 1,2,3-triazole 155, a precursor to 3-(W-l,2,3-triazolyl)-substituted a,P-unsaturated a amino acid derivatives <00SC2863>. Aroyl-substituted ketene aminals 156 reacted with aryl azides to provide polysubstituted 1,23-triazoles 157 <00HC387>. 2-Aryl-2T/,4/f-imidazo[43-d][l,2,3]triazoles 159 were prepared from the reaction of triethyl AM-ethyl-2-methyl-4-nitro-l//-imidazol-5-yl phosphoramidate (158) with aryl isocyanates <00TL9889>. 

Synthesis of the amino-triazole derivative (43) was performed in the authors laboratory by Pati et al. [52] (Scheme 7). Substituted benzyl bromide was reacted with triphenylphosphine to produce the phosphonium bromide starting material, 44. The Wittig reagent, obtained by treatment with sodium hydride, was reacted with 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzaldehyde 18 to generate the nitro-stilbene 45 in good yields. The alkyne 46 was obtained by bromination of the stilbene, followed by didehydrobromination. Compound 46 was then reacted under thermal conditions with benzyl azides... 

Analyses of the structures and properties of a large number of energetic materials reveal that a combination of amino and nitro groups in a molecule often leads to better thermal stability, lower sensitivity to shock and impact, and increased explosive performance because of an increase in crystal density. Such observations are attributed to both intermolecular and intramolecular hydrogen bonding interactions between adjacent amino and nitro groups. Some modern triazole-based explosives have been designed and synthesized with this in mind. 

This is seen during the nitration of PATO (99), which on treatment with a mixture of nitric acid in acetic anhydride at 40 °C for 30 minutes yields the A-nitro product (106), whereas the same reaction at 60 °C for 1.5 hours yields the C-nitro product (107). An explosive known as PANT (109) has been prepared from the reaction of 4-amino-1,2,3-triazole (108) with picryl chloride followed by C-nitration of the 1,2,3-triazole ring with mixed acid at room temperature. ... 

Amino derivatives of 1,2,3- and 1,2,4-triazoles are useful precursors to the corresponding nitro-substituted triazoles. 3-Amino-1,2,4-triazole (98) undergoes diazotization on reaction with nitrous acid the resulting diazonium salt (110) can react with a range of nucleophiles, including an aqueous solution of sodium nitrite which yields 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazole (111). Diazotization of 3,5-diamino-l,2,4-triazole (112), followed by heating with an aqueous solution of sodium nitrite, yields 3,5-dinitro-1,2,4-triazole (113). ... 

Treatment of the ammonium salt of 3,5-dinitro-1,2,4-triazole (113) with hydrazine hydrate leads to selective reduction of one of the nitro groups to yield 3-amino-5-nitro-1,2,4-triazole (ANTA) (114), a high performance explosive (calculated VOD 8460 m/s) possessing thermal stability (m.p. 238 °C) and an extremely low sensitivity to impact. ANTA (114) is also synthesized from the nitration of 3-acetyl-l,2,4-triazole with anhydrous nitric acid in acetic anhydride at subambient temperature followed by hydrolysis of the acetyl functionality. The ammonium salt of 3,5-dinitro-l,2,4-triazole (113) is itself a useful explosive which forms a eutectic with ammonium nitrate. ... 

Amino-5-nitro-1,2,3-triazole (ANTZ) (130), an explosive showing high thermal stability, has been synthesized via this route the reaction of sodium azide, acetaldehyde and 2,2-dinitroethyl acetate forming 4-methyl-5-nitro-1,2,3-triazole, which on conversion of the methyl group to an amino group yields ANTZ (130). Treatment of ANTZ (130) with hydrogen peroxide in sulfuric acid yields 4,5-dinitro-1,2,3-triazole (DNTZ) (131). 

Gilardi and co-workers reported a synthesis of 4-(trimethylsilyl)-5-nitro-1,2,3-triazole (136) via a cycloaddition between l-nitro-2-(trimethylsilyl)acetylene (134) and trimethylsilyl azide (135). This may provide a route to 4,5-dinitro-l,2,3-triazole via nitrodesilylation or lead to the synthesis of 4-amino-5-nitro-l,2,3-triazole, an isomer of ANTA. 

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