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Graphical Abstract
Chin. J. Catal., 2016, 37: 1222–1226 doi: 10.1016/S1872‐2067(15)61107‐X
Brönsted acid catalyzed addition of N1‐p‐methyl toluenesulfonyl
triazole to olefins for the preparation of N2‐alkyl 1,2,3‐triazoles
with high N2‐selectivity
Jinwei Shi, Lili Zhu*, Jian Wen, Zheng Wang, Zili Chen *
Renmin University of China; Zhoukou Normal University
An efficient new method has been developed to synthesize N2‐alkyl
1,2,3‐triazole products though the TsOH catalyzed addition of N1‐Ts
substituted 1,2,3‐triazoles to olefins.