By D. J. BRECKNELL," RM CARMAN,* HC DEETH,* and JJ KIBBY* ... Summary The triazole ring of 2-phenyl-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxylic ... During attempts to synthesize the symmetrical ketone (I) we heated 2-phenyl- 1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxylic acid (11), which is readily obtained1 from glucose osotri- azole, with barium hydroxide. The product which distilled out was not (I) but rather a mixture of two compounds both of which showed nitrile infrared absorption. A ...