

NUCLEOPHILIC SUBSTITUTION OF THE NITRO GROUP IN 1-SUBSTITUTED 3-NITRO-1H-1,2,4-TRIAZOLES IN ETHANOLIC POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE

Abstract
Dehydrochlorination of 1-(2-chloroethyl)-3-nitro-1H-1,2,4-triazole in ethanolic potassium hydroxide is accompanied by nucleophilic substitution of the nitro group by the ethoxy group. The same nucleophilic exchange in 1-substituted 3-nitro-1H-1,2,4-triazoles occurs in methanol and n-propanol solutions of potassium hydroxide.
Keywords
1,2,4-triazole; dehydrochlorination; ethanolic solutions; nitro group; nucleophilic substitution.
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