1-Isoquinolinecarbonitrile

General procedure: 2-Furonitrile 1m (186 mg, 2 mmol), NaN3 (260 mg, 4 mmol), BiCl3 (126 mg, 0.4 mmol), and 8 mL of a 3:1 isopropanol/water mixture were added to a 30-mL Pyrex microwave vessel, which was then capped. The microwave vessel was then placed in a Milestone Start Synth microwave reactor. The reaction was magnetically stirred and heated for 1 h at 150C. The reaction was monitored by thin-layer chromatography (TLC) using an ether/hexane mixture (typically 50/50) for development. The reaction mixture was then diluted with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate (20 mL) and was hed with ethyl acetate (2×15 mL). The aqueous sodium bicarbonate layer was cooled with ice and acidified to a pH of 2 or less with concentrated hydrochloric acid, which was added dropwise. The precipitate formed was extracted with ethyl acetate (3×15 mL). The combined organic layers were dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate and decanted into a tared round-bottom flask. The organic layer was concentrated under reduced pressure by rotary evaporation at 40C and then under high vacuum. The tetrazole product was recrystallized from ethyl acetate and hexane.General procedure: Synthesis of 5-(thiophen-3-yl)-1H-tetrazole (2a). 3-Thiophenecarbonitrile 1a (218 mg, 2 mmol), NaN3 (260 mg, 4 mmol), CeCl3·7H2O (75 mg, 0.2 mmol), and 8 mL of a 3:1isopropanol/water mixture were added to a 30-mL Pyrexmicrowave vessel and capped. The microwave vessel wasthen placed in a multi-mode microwave reactor. The reactionwas magnetically stirred and heated for 1 hour at 160 C.The pressure in the vessel was not determined. The reactionwas monitored by TLC using an ether/hexane mixture (typically50/50) for development. After cooling, the reactionmixture was diluted with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate(20 mL) and washed with ethyl acetate (2 x 15 mL).The aqueous sodium bicarbonate layer was cooled with iceand acidified to a pH of 2 or less with concentrated hydrochloricacid, which was added drop-wise. The precipitateformed was extracted with ethyl acetate (3 x 15 mL). Thecombined organic layers were dried over anhydrous sodiumsulfate and decanted into a tared round bottom flask. Theorganic layer was concentrated under reduced pressure. Thetetrazole product was recrystallized from ethyl acetate andhexane. All reagents mentioned above were used unpurified.

Molecular Weight:154.17
XLogP3:2.3
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count:2
Exact Mass:154.053098200
Monoisotopic Mass:154.053098200
Topological Polar Surface Area:36.7
Heavy Atom Count:12
Complexity:203
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count:1
Compound Is Canonicalized:Yes