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HRID 325740Generated: October 27, 2026

Ethyl cyanoformate → ethyl 1-(4-methoxybenzyl)-1H-tetrazole-5-carboxylate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthyl cyanoformateHCID 69336—
Reactant1-(Azidomethyl)-4-methoxybenzeneHCID 10931767—
SolventO-XyleneHCID 7237—
Productethyl 1-(4-methoxybenzyl)-1H-tetrazole-5-carboxylateHCID 1109735295.3%

Reaction Steps

A mixture of crude 4-methoxybenzyl azide (45.3 g; prepared as described below) and ethyl cyanoformate (33 g) in xylene (300 ml) was heated at reflux for 48 hours. The mixture was evaporated at below 40° C. and under reduced pressure to leave a residue of ethyl 1-(4-methoxybenzyl)-1H-tetrazole-5-carboxylate (69.36 g), m.p. 52° C.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04442115
Source datasetuspto-grants-1984_04
ORD IDord-37265387fae74eff98b258c00dbba15b
Source noteuspto-grants-1984_04