Sulfuric Acid → 5-[(4-Bromophenyl)methyl]-2-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-2H-tetrazole

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A mixture of 5-[(4-bromophenyl)methyl]-2H-tetrazole (18.5 g. 77 mmol). t-butanol (11.4 g. 150 mmol), trifluoroacetic acid (76 mL. 1.0 mol) and concentrated sulfuric acid (3.8 g. 39 mmol) was stirred for 24 h and then partitioned between ethyl acetate (250 mL) and water (100 mL). The organic layer was washed with water (4×100 mL) and 1M NAOH (2×100 mL) and was dried over sodium sulfate. Filtration and removal of the solvent in vacuo produced a solid that was recrystallized from hexane to give 5-[(4-bromophenyl)methyl]-2-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-2H-tetrazole. (12.3 g, 47 mmol) in 54% yield, mp. 69°-70° C.

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