SYNTHESIS AND REACTIONS OF LITHIATED MONOCYCLIC AZOLES CONTAINING 2 OR MORE HETERO-ATOMS .6. TRIAZOLES, TETRAZOLES, OXADIAZOLES, AND THIADIAZOLES

The metallation and halogen --> metal exchange reactions of 1,2,3- and 1,2,4-triazoles, tetrazoles, 1,2,3-, 1,2,4-, 1,2,5-, and 1,3,4-oxadia zoles, and 1,2,3-, 1,2,4-, 1,2,5-, and 1,3,4-thiadiazoles and the reac tions of the resulting organometallic derivatives, particularly lithia ted derivatives, are reviewed comprehensively.