Methane → 4,5-Dihydrotetrazolo[1,5-a]quinoxaline

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A 1 g. portion of tetrazolo[1,5-a]quinoxaline was dissolved in 200 ml. of ethanol. The solution was placed in a Parr hydrogenator on a shaking apparatus and 100 mg. of 5 percent palladized charcoal was added. The bomb was pressurized to about 2 atmospheres with hydrogen and was shaken for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was then removed and filtered. The filtrate was evaporated to dryness and the residue was recrystallized from ethanol-water to obtain the product, 4,5-dihydrotetrazolo[1,5-a]quinoxaline, m.p. 149°-51°C., in 45 percent yield. The product was identified by nuclear magnetic resonance analysis and by elemental microanalysis, with the following results.

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