Synthesis of N-unsubstituted 1,2,3-triazoles via aerobic oxidative N-dealkylation using copper(II) acetate

A copper-catalyzed aerobic oxidative CN bond cleavage reaction was developed for the synthesis of 4-substituted-NH-1,2,3-triazoles. Diverse β-ketotriazoles derivatives, which are the starting materials for the aerobic oxidative CN bond cleavage reaction, were prepared from nine aryl and seven alkyl alkynes and α-azidoacetophenone by a copper(I)-catalyzed [3 + 2]cycloaddition reaction. The aerobic oxidation of α-(1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)acetophenones using a catalytic amount of copper(II) acetate in the presence oxygen under neutral conditions gave the title compounds in high yield.

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