Substituent effects in the bis (benzotriazolylmethylation) of aromatic amines

AR Katritzky, S Rachwal, J Wu

Index: Katritzky, Alan R.; Rachwal, Stanislaw; Wu, Jing Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 1990 ,  vol. 68,  # 3  p. 446 - 455

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Abstract

1-(Hydroxymethyl) benzotriazole and aromatic amines react to give an equilibrium mixture of N-mono-and N, N-bis (benzotriazolylmethyl) arylamines. Electron-releasing substituents on the arylamine ring shift the equilibrium towards the N, N-bis (benzotriazolylmethylated) products, and removal of water formed in the reaction leads to these bis derivatives in quantitative yields. These products were isolated as mixtures of three isomers, the ...