D. Ok et H. Hart, LEAD-TETRAACETATE OXIDATION OF A COMPOUND THAT IS SIMULTANEOUSLY A 1-AMINOBENZOTRIAZOLE AND A 2-AMINOBENZOTRIAZOLE, Heterocycles, 37(1), 1994, pp. 425-429
Lead tetraacetate oxidation of bis-aminotriazole (8) in the presence o
f dienone (11) gave dinitrile (12) in good yield. Possible mechanisms
are briefly discussed.