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Synthesis 1993; 1993(12): 1218-1220
DOI: 10.1055/s-1993-26027
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Improved Schmidt Synthesis of 1,5-Disubstituted 1H-Tetrazoles from Ketones

Hitomi Suzuki* , Young Seok Hwang, Chie Nakaya, Yoshihiro Matano
  • *Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606, Japan
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29 April 2002 (online)

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On treatment with an excess of sodium azide in the presence of titanium(IV) chloride in boiling acetonitrile, both aliphatic and aromatic ketones are smoothly converted to 1,5-disubstituted 1H-tetrazoles in high yields.