De. Chavez et Ma. Hiskey, Synthesis of the bi-heterocyclic parent ring system 1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-b][1,2,4,5]tetrazine and some 3,6-disubstituted derivatives, J HETERO CH, 35(6), 1998, pp. 1329-1332
The synthesis of the previously unknown parent ring system was developed. T
reatment of 3-hydrazino-1,2,4,5-tetrazine (4) with diethoxymethyl acetate g
ave the parent ring system. Similar treatment of 3-(3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-y
l)-6-hydrazino-1,2,4,5-tetrazine (2) with one carbon cyclizing reagents gav
e 3,6-disubstituted derivatives of the 1,2,4-triazolo-1,2,4,5-tetrazine rin
g system.