Methylamine → 3-[2-(ethylthio)phenyl]-4-methyl-5-(4-pentylphenyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole

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2-[2-(Ethylthio)phenyl]-5-(4-pentylphenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole (1-E) (100 mg, 0.28 mmol), methylammonium trifluoroacetate (1.64 g, 11.34 mmol, prepared by combining equal amounts of methylamine and trifluoroacetic acid in ether followed by evaporation in vacuo) and methylamine (2M/MeOH, 5.68 mL, 11.34 mmol) were stirred together in a glass bomb at 150° C. for 2.5 d. The mixture was evaporated in vacuo and the residue partitioned between methylene chloride and water. The organic phase was washed with water, brine, dried (MgSO4) and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by preparative TLC (silica gel, ethyl acetate:hexane, 7:3) to provide 3-[2-(ethylthio)phenyl]-4-methyl-5-(4-pentylphenyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole (1-F). MS m/z 366 (M+1). 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3): δ 0.96 (t, 3H); 1.29 (t, 3H); 1.40 (m, 4H); 1.73, (m, 2H); 2.73, (t, 2H); 2.90 (q, 2H); 3.58 (s, 3H); 7.37 (m, 3H); 7.55 (m, 3H); 7.72, (d, 2H).

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