A series of novel methylenecyclopropane-triazoles have been successfully prepared.
Their intramolecular nucelophilic cyclizations have been explored in the presence
of Yb(NTf2)3 catalyst, giving the corresponding triazole containing six- and seven-membered heterocycles
in good yields upon heating in toluene.
Key words
triazole - methylenecyclopropanes - Lewis acid - intramolecular cyclization