Triethylamine → 1-(4-Chlorophenyl)-2-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)ethan-1-one

Participants

Reaction Steps

α-Bromo-p-chloroacetophenone (4.64 g) in acetonitrile (50 ml) was treated with 1,2,4-triazole (1.4 g) followed by triethylamine (2 g). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for two hours and refluxed for one hour. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the residue was treated with water to give a yellow solid which was filtered, washed with water and dried. Crystallisation from ethanol-petroleum ether (60°-80°) gave α-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl-p-chloroacetophenone as cream coloured plates.

Provenance & Evidence