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. 2008 Nov 12;130(45):14972-4.
doi: 10.1021/ja805079v. Epub 2008 Oct 15.

Rhodium-catalyzed transannulation of 1,2,3-triazoles with nitriles

Tony Horneff  1 , Stepan Chuprakov, Natalia Chernyak, Vladimir Gevorgyan, Valery V Fokin
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Rhodium-catalyzed transannulation of 1,2,3-triazoles with nitriles

Tony Horneff et al. J Am Chem Soc. .

Abstract

Stable and readily available 1-sulfonyl triazoles are converted to the corresponding imidazoles in good to excellent yields via a rhodium(II)-catalyzed reaction with nitriles. Rhodium iminocarbenoids are proposed intermediates.

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