Synlett 2005(7): 1133-1134  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-865208
LETTER
© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

A Practical Synthesis of Piperidine-/Tropane-Substituted 1,2,4-Triazoles

David A. Price*, Simon Gayton, Matthew D. Selby, Jens Ahman, Sarah Haycock-Lewandowski
Pfizer Global Research and Development, Sandwich Laboratories, Ramsgate Road, Sandwich, Kent CT13 9NJ, UK
Fax: +44(1304)651821; e-Mail: david.a.price@pfizer.com;
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Publication History

Received 5 January 2005
Publication Date:
14 April 2005 (online)

Abstract

A robust synthesis of 1,2,4-triazoles is disclosed with a particular focus on developing methodology capable of delivering gram quantities and minimising hazardous waste.

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Preparation of Entry 1.
PCl5 (20.5 g, 98 mmol) was added portionwise to a stirred CH2Cl2 (200 mL) solution of the amide (19.7 g, 76 mmol) at 0 °C. After 2 h stirring at 0 °C acetic hydrazide (16.8 g, 227 mmol) and t-amylalcohol (195 mL) were added and the reaction was stirred for 12 h and then allowed to warm to r.t. The solvent was removed in vacuo and toluene (200 mL) and p-TsOH (474 mg, 2.5 mmol) were added and the reaction was heated under reflux for 6 h. The reaction was cooled to r.t., the solvent was decanted, and CH2Cl2 (200 mL) and H2O (200 mL) were added with stirring; 1 N aq NaOH was slowly added to take the pH to >9. The organic layer was separated and the aqueous was washed with CH2Cl2 (2 × 100 mL), the organics were combined and washed with H2O (2 × 200 mL), brine (200 mL) and dried (MgSO4) and the solvent was removed in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel eluting with 10% MeOH in EtOAc to give the product of entry 1 (11.0 g, 50%) as a white solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CD3OD): δ = 7.30 (5 H, m), 4.13 (1 H, m), 3.58 (2 H, s), 3.23 (1 H, sept, J = 7.0 Hz), 3.08 (2 H, m), 2.54 (3 H, s), 2.23 (4 H, m), 1.84 (2 H, m), 1.38 (6 H, d, J = 7.0 Hz). LRMS: m/z = 299 [MH+].