Indium-, Magnesium-, and Zinc-Mediated Debenzylation of Protected­ 1H-Tetrazoles: A Comparative Study

Dedicated to Professor Vicente Gotor on the occasion of his retirement

Abstract

5-Substituted 1-benzyltetrazoles are easily debenzylated to give the corresponding deprotected tetrazoles using dissolved metals under protic conditions: Mg/MeOH, In/MeOH, or Zn/MeCO₂H are the procedures of choice for this transformation.

Key words

debenzylation - magnesium - indium - zinc - tetrazoles

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