Methylation of 5-Phenyltetrazole BY RONALD A. HENRY From the reaction of equivalent quantities of methyl iodide and 5-phenyltetrazole in alkaline solution Elpern and Nachodl isolated in 56% yield a product which they considered to be 2-methyl-5- phenyltetrazole since its melting point (41.946.9') differed from that of the previously known 1- methyl-5-phenyltetra~ole~ (mp 103-104"). Al- though the melting point range for their product was very broad, they did ...
